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CVE-2026-21661

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Description

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in JohnsonControls AC2000 on Windows allows Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths. This issue affects AC2000: from 10.6 before release 10, from 11.0 before release 9, from 12 before release 3.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.4 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-06 17:16:21.890000
Last modified
2026-10-26 19:10:00.163000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-21661",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-05-06T17:16:21.890",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T19:10:00.163",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "value": "An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in JohnsonControls AC2000 on Windows allows Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths.\n\nThis issue affects AC2000: from 10.6 before release 10, from 11.0 before release 9, from 12 before release 3."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de Elemento de Ruta de Búsqueda No Controlado en JohnsonControls AC2000 en Windows permite aprovechar/manipular las Rutas de Búsqueda de Archivos de Configuración.\n\nEste problema afecta a AC2000: desde 10.6 antes de la versión 10, desde 11.0 antes de la versión 9, desde 12 antes de la versión 3."
    }
  ],
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    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Johnson Controls",
          "product": "AC2000",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "platforms": [
            "Windows"
          ],
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              "version": "10.6",
              "lessThan": "release 10",
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            },
            {
              "version": "11.0",
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          ]
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  "metrics": {
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          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
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  "weaknesses": [
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      "type": "Secondary",
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          "value": "CWE-427"
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  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/trust-center/cybersecurity/security-advisories",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}