---
id: "CVE-2026-71455"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-71455"]
title: "Johnson Controls Kantech Entrapass: cleartext secrets in memory let attackers read data"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["access-control", "kantech-entrapass", "on-prem", "vendor", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["version-9.20-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T17:17:28+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T17:31:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T17:33:25+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71455", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T17:31:22+00:00"}]
---

# Johnson Controls Kantech Entrapass: cleartext secrets in memory let attackers read data

Johnson Controls Kantech Entrapass stores sensitive information in cleartext in memory, per the vendor-neutral CVE description. An attacker who can reach the process memory or a dump of it can retrieve embedded sensitive data.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Entrapass version in the Entrapass server or client about screen, if available
- unknown for other steps; the sources do not say how to inspect memory exposure

## Fix

- Upgrade Kantech Entrapass to `9.20` or later
- unknown for other mitigations; the sources do not say

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T17:31:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71455

## From the sources

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in memory vulnerability in Johnson Controls Kantech Entrapass allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.

This issue affects Kantech Entrapass: before 9.20.

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