CVE-2021-27661 (GCVE-0-2021-27661)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-01 13:41 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:14
VLAI
Title
Facility Explorer
Summary
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could give an authenticated Facility Explorer SNC Series Supervisory Controller (F4-SNC) user an unintended level of access to the controller’s file system, allowing them to access or modify system files by sending specifically crafted web messages to the F4-SNC.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
jci CNA under the icscert root
CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 31 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Johnson Controls Facility Explorer SNC Series Supervisory Controllers (F4-SNC) Affected: Facility Explorer SNC Series Supervisory Controllers version 11 11
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Date Public
2021-07-01 00:00
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