Johnson Controls Easy I/O FG up to 2.0b51 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Johnson Controls Easy IO FG up to 2.0b51. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-27872. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Johnson Controls Easy IO FG up to 2.0b51. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

- Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Johnson Controls Easy IO FG allows (Brute Force). This issue affects Easy IO FG: before 2.0b52.

The advisory is shared at johnsoncontrols.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-27872 since 02/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 2.0b52 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Easy IO FG 2.0b52

Timelineinfo

02/24/2026 CVE reserved
10/01/2026 +218 days Advisory disclosed
10/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: johnsoncontrols.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-27872 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-27872
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-412777

Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2026 21:14
Changes: 10/01/2026 21:14 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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