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CVE-2020-9046 json

Kantech EntraPass Security Management Software - System Permissions Vulnerability

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-29875

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability in all versions of Kantech EntraPass Editions could potentially allow an authorized low-privileged user to gain full system-level privileges by replacing critical files with specifically crafted files.

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-20-147-02 updated cvss 8.8

Johnson Controls Kantech EntraPass

  • Kantech, Johnson Controls Inc. Corporate Edition <= v8.22 Kantech, Johnson Controls Inc. Global Edition <= v8.22 Kantech, Johnson Controls Inc. Special Edition <= v8.22
    affected: mitigation “Johnson Controls recommends users upgrade all Kantech EntraPass Editions to Version 8.23” johnsoncontrols.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Johnson Controls Kantech EntraPass Security Management Software Special Edition versions 8.22 and prior
  • Johnson Controls Kantech EntraPass Security Management Software Corporate Edition versions 8.22 and prior
  • Johnson Controls Kantech EntraPass Security Management Software Global Edition versions 8.22 and prior

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

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