{"id":"CVE-2025-53699","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2025-53699"],"related":[],"title":"Johnson Controls iSTAR door controllers: alternate hardware interface bypasses functionality","description":"Missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface vulnerability in Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra, Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra SE, Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra G2, Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra G2 SE, and Johnson Controls iSTAR Edge G2 allows CAPEC‑554: Functionality Bypass.\n\nThis issue affects iSTAR Ultra: before 6.9.2.CU02; iSTAR Ultra SE: before 6.9.2.CU02; iSTAR Ultra G2: before 6.9.2.CU02; iSTAR Ultra G2 SE: before 6.9.2.CU02; iSTAR Edge G2: before 6.9.2.CU02.","summary":"Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra, Ultra SE, Ultra G2, Ultra G2 SE and Edge G2 access control units have a missing protection on an alternate hardware interface. The sources say this allows a functionality bypass (CAPEC-554), so an attacker with physical or hardware access could get around intended controls.","severity":"high","cvss":7.0,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["access-control","infrastructure","istar","johnson-controls","physical-security"],"not_affected_if":["fixed-version-installed","not-istar-hardware"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed iSTAR software or controller firmware version against the affected range below.\n- Identify whether any iSTAR Ultra, Ultra SE, Ultra G2, Ultra G2 SE or Edge G2 units are deployed in your building or network.\n- Review the vendor's advisory for the alternate hardware interface and whether it is reachable on your units.","fix":"- iSTAR Ultra: move to `6.9.2.CU02` or later\n- iSTAR Ultra SE: move to `6.9.2.CU02` or later\n- iSTAR Ultra G2: move to `6.9.2.CU02` or later\n- iSTAR Ultra G2 SE: move to `6.9.2.CU02` or later\n- iSTAR Edge G2: move to `6.9.2.CU02` or later","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-13T22:17:18+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-13T22:33:33+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-13T22:34:30+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-13T22:34:30+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-13T22:34:30Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- iSTAR Ultra: move to `6.9.2.CU02` or later\n- iSTAR Ultra SE: move to `6.9.2.CU02` or later\n- iSTAR Ultra G2: move to `6.9.2.CU02` or later\n- iSTAR Ultra G2 SE: move to `6.9.2.CU02` or later\n- iSTAR Edge G2: move to `6.9.2.CU02` or later","reach":"unknown","title":"Johnson Controls iSTAR door controllers: alternate hardware interface bypasses functionality","impact":"high","summary":"Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra, Ultra SE, Ultra G2, Ultra G2 SE and Edge G2 access control units have a missing protection on an alternate hardware interface. The sources say this allows a functionality bypass (CAPEC-554), so an attacker with physical or hardware access could get around intended controls.","audience":"businesses","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["access-control","physical-security","johnson-controls","istar"],"confidence":0.6,"fix_status":"available","needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"attacker bypasses intended access control functionality on the controller","analyst_note":"Confirm from the Johnson Controls advisory whether the alternate hardware interface is network-reachable or physical-only, and whether authentication is needed.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed iSTAR software or controller firmware version against the affected range below.\n- Identify whether any iSTAR Ultra, Ultra SE, Ultra G2, Ultra G2 SE or Edge G2 units are deployed in your building or network.\n- Review the vendor's advisory for the alternate hardware interface and whether it is reachable on your units.","plain_action":"","product_name":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["not-istar-hardware","fixed-version-installed"],"who_is_affected":"Organizations running Johnson Controls iSTAR Ultra, Ultra SE, Ultra G2, Ultra G2 SE or Edge G2 access control systems on any build before 6.9.2.CU02 are affected. The sources do not say whether the alternate interface is reachable over the network or only physically, so teams should confirm how their controllers are exposed. 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