Arbitrary file read via attacker-controlled path
Published Aug 14, 2026 · Updated Aug 14, 2026
External control of file name or path in Johnson Controls Airwall before 4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary server files. Johnson Controls has not published the affected component or the file operation that accepts the attacker-controlled path. The attack requires active user interaction; the public record does not establish file-write, deletion, or code-execution capability.
Summary
What happened
External control of file name or path in Johnson Controls Airwall before 4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary server files. Johnson Controls has not published the affected component or the file operation that accepts the attacker-controlled path. The attack requires active user interaction; the public record does not establish file-write, deletion, or code-execution capability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-34492
- Published
- Aug 14, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- Vendor
- Johnson Controls
- Product
- Airwall
- Classifications
- CWE-73, CAPEC-165, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <4.1
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