Adjacent-network code execution via unsafe deserialization
Published Jul 23, 2026 · Updated Jul 23, 2026
Deserialization of untrusted data in Johnson Controls victor 2.9 allows remote attackers on an adjacent network to execute arbitrary code. Johnson Controls has not identified the receiving component, serialized format, or specific unsafe deserialization operation. No authentication or user interaction is required; successful exploitation runs attacker-controlled code on the Windows application server and connected clients.
Summary
What happened
Deserialization of untrusted data in Johnson Controls victor 2.9 allows remote attackers on an adjacent network to execute arbitrary code. Johnson Controls has not identified the receiving component, serialized format, or specific unsafe deserialization operation. No authentication or user interaction is required; successful exploitation runs attacker-controlled code on the Windows application server and connected clients.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-21655
- Published
- Jul 23, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 23, 2026
- Vendor
- Johnson Controls
- Product
- victor
- Classifications
- CWE-502, CAPEC-586, T1203
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 23, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 23, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.9 <3.0
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