VDB-337737 · CVE-2025-61738 · icsa-25-350-02

Johnson Controls IQPanel2/IQHub/IQPanel2+/IQPanel 4/PowerG cleartext transmission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Johnson Controls IQPanel2, IQHub, IQPanel2+, IQPanel 4 and PowerG. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in cleartext transmission. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-61738. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Johnson Controls IQPanel2, IQHub, IQPanel2+, IQPanel 4 and PowerG. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Under certain circumstances, attacker can capture the network key, read or write encrypted packets on the PowerG network.

The weakness was disclosed by James Chambers as icsa-25-350-02. The advisory is shared at cisa.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-61738 since 09/30/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1040 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-204702). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Johnson Controls

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext transmission
CWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/30/2025 CVE reserved
12/22/2025 +83 days Advisory disclosed
12/22/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/22/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: icsa-25-350-02
Researcher: James Chambers
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-61738 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-61738
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-337737
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/22/2025 11:54
Updated: 12/22/2025 18:49
Changes: 12/22/2025 11:54 (65), 12/22/2025 18:49 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.