Cleartext memory storage flaw in Johnson Controls Kantech Entrapass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Johnson Controls Kantech Entrapass before 9.20 stores sensitive information in cleartext in memory (CWE-316). A local attacker with high privileges can retrieve the embedded sensitive data.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
Description from the CNA
Cleartext storage of sensitive information in memory vulnerability in Johnson Controls Kantech Entrapass allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This issue affects Kantech Entrapass: before 9.20.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Controls | Kantech Entrapass | before 9.20 | 9.20 | Patch available | CNA |
- Kantech Entrapass VendorJohnson Controls Affected before 9.20 Fixed in 9.20 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Kantech Entrapass to version 9.20, which fixes this issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
- Fix · CNA Kantech Entrapass (Johnson Controls) Fixed in 9.20
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Johnson Controls Kantech Entrapass 9.20
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-80476 Hard-coded cryptographic key in Johnson Controls Kantech EntrapassPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-26 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-71455
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-9hxx-3hjf-wggm
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-71455 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-71455 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9hxx-3hjf-wggm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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