CVE-2021-22272

CriticalCVSS 9.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The vulnerability origins in the commissioning process where an attacker of the ControlTouch can enter a serial number in a specific way to transfer the device virtually into her/his my.busch-jaeger.de or mybuildings.abb.com profile. A successful attacker can observe and control a ControlTouch remotely under very specific circumstances. The issue is fixed in the cloud side of the system. No firmware update is needed for customer products. If a user wants to understand if (s)he is affected, please read the advisory. This issue affects: ABB and Busch-Jaeger, ControlTouch

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 27, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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