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CVE-2025-53699VulnerabilityPublished

Missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface vulnerability in Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra, Johnson

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-53699· High 7.0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.0 High : upgrade to 6.9.2.CU02 soon.

Data as of 14 Nov 2026, 01:16 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.0High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (jci)CVSS 4.07.0
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.9.2.CU02
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade iSTAR to 6.9.2.CU02.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Johnson ControlsiSTAR UltraAffected
  • <6.9.2.CU02
Fixed in
  • 6.9.2.CU02
Johnson ControlsiSTAR Ultra SEAffected
  • <6.9.2.CU02
Fixed in
  • 6.9.2.CU02
Johnson ControlsiSTAR Ultra G2Affected
  • <6.9.2.CU02
Fixed in
  • 6.9.2.CU02
Johnson ControlsiSTAR Ultra G2 SEAffected
  • <6.9.2.CU02
Fixed in
  • 6.9.2.CU02
Johnson ControlsiSTAR Edge G2Affected
  • <6.9.2.CU02
Fixed in
  • 6.9.2.CU02

AI-suggested

Users should upgrade to version 6.9.2.CU02 or later once available, as the vulnerability affects versions prior to this. Until a patch is confirmed, restrict physical and network access to the affected devices to mitigate exploitation risk.

Description

A vulnerability exists in multiple Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra series devices due to a missing protection mechanism for an alternate hardware interface. This flaw allows functionality bypass as described by CAPEC-554. The affected products include iSTAR Ultra, iSTAR Ultra SE, iSTAR Ultra G2, iSTAR Ultra G2 SE, and iSTAR Edge G2 versions prior to 6.9.2.CU02.

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