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title: "CVE-2026-71450: Johnson Controls EasyIO Neo EC and CW Edge Controller - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Johnson Controls EasyIO Neo EC and CW Edge Controller from EC 3.3b62 through EC 3.3b63 and CW 3.3b24 through CW 3.3b25 contain an authentication bypass caused by use of alternate path or channel, letting attackers bypass authentication, exploit requires no special privileges."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-71450/
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# CVE-2026-71450 Johnson Controls EasyIO Neo EC and CW Edge Controller - Authentication Bypass

Johnson Controls EasyIO Neo EC and CW Edge Controller from EC 3.3b62 through EC 3.3b63 and CW 3.3b24 through CW 3.3b25 contain an authentication bypass caused by use of alternate path or channel, letting attackers bypass authentication, exploit requires no special privileges.

CVSS base score 8.7 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71450)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Published

2 November 2026

Updated

3 November 2026

Weakness

[CWE-288](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/288.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to versions later than EC 3.3b63 and CW 3.3b25 or latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71450](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71450)
- [https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/trust-center/cybersecurity/security-advisories](https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/trust-center/cybersecurity/security-advisories)

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