Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CEVAS versions before 1.01.46 may let an unauthenticated attacker bypass login checks and retrieve data using crafted SQL queries. For executives, this is a critical exposure because it affects confidentiality and integrity over the network without user interaction or credentials.
Executive priority
Treat as urgent where CEVAS is deployed. Prioritize external or broadly reachable instances first, then complete version verification and remediation across all environments.
Technical view
The CVE describes insufficient validation of user-controllable input in Johnson Controls CEVAS before 1.01.46. CVSS 3.1 is 10.0 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, changed scope, and high confidentiality and integrity impact. Availability impact is listed as none.
Likely exposure
Organizations running Johnson Controls CEVAS versions earlier than 1.01.46 are potentially exposed, especially where the service is reachable from untrusted networks. The bundle does not provide CPEs or deployment details.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability is still high urgency because the CVSS vector indicates unauthenticated network exploitation with low complexity.
Researcher notes
The bundle describes SQL-query authentication bypass and data retrieval, while listing CWE-79, which normally maps to cross-site scripting. Validate the root cause against vendor or CISA details before assigning weakness taxonomy.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Johnson Controls CEVAS deployments and versions.
- Upgrade CEVAS to 1.01.46 or later per vendor guidance.
- Restrict CEVAS access to trusted administrative networks.
- Review Johnson Controls and CISA advisories for environment-specific mitigations.
- Monitor authentication and data-access logs for anomalies.
Validation and detection
- Confirm every CEVAS instance reports version 1.01.46 or later.
- Verify CEVAS is not exposed to the public internet.
- Check access controls around administrative and application endpoints.
- Review logs for suspicious authentication bypass or unusual data retrieval.
- Document remediation evidence for vulnerability management tracking.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
Client-side and session-facing weaknesses should be reviewed alongside initial-access and user-execution behaviors. Open the exact CWE lookup page first, then review the ATT&CK searches from that MITRE weakness context. This is a Glexia lookup hint, not an official ATT&CK mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2021-36206 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 10 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS vector scores
1 official scoreWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N3.95.8Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
10CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/cyber-solutions/security-advisoriesCVE reference
- ICS-CERT AdvisoryCVE reference · third-party-advisory
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.