Johnson Controls Frick Controls Quantum HD up to 10.22 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Johnson Controls Frick Controls Quantum HD up to 10.22. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-21657. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Johnson Controls Frick Controls Quantum HD up to 10.22 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Johnson Controls Frick Controls Quantum HD allows Code Injection. Insufficient validation of input in certain parameters may permit unexpected actions, which could impact the security of the device before authentication occurs.This issue affects Frick Controls Quantum HD version 10.22 and prior.

The weakness was released with Claroty Team 82 as icsa-26-057-01. The advisory is shared at cisa.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-21657 since 01/02/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/03/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/02/2026 CVE reserved
02/27/2026 +56 days Advisory disclosed
02/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/03/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: icsa-26-057-01
Organization: Claroty Team 82
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-21657 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-21657
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-348161

Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2026 10:26
Updated: 03/03/2026 14:55
Changes: 02/27/2026 10:26 (66), 03/03/2026 14:55 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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