Honeywell Experion PKS and ACE Controllers Injection
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Honeywell Experion PKS C200, C200E, C300, and ACE controllers are vulnerable to improper neutralization of special elements in output, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code and cause a denial-of-service condition.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01152 67th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeywell | Experion PKS | C200; C200E; C300; ACE controllers | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Experion PKS VendorHoneywell Affected C200; C200E; C300; ACE controllers Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:c200_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:c200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:c200e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:c200e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:c300_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:c300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:application_control_environment_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:application_control_environment:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Honeywell |
- cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:c200_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:c200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:c200e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:c200e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:c300_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:c300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:application_control_environment_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:application_control_environment:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Honeywell
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38395
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cqmh-9h94-59vr
References
More Honeywell Application Control Environment Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-16001 Honeywell Experion PKS and ACE Controllers Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-16003 Honeywell Experion PKS and ACE Controllers Relative Path Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-38395 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-38395 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cqmh-9h94-59vr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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