CVE-2025-61736 (GCVE-0-2025-61736)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-17 12:36 – Updated: 2025-12-17 15:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
iSTAR- Improper Validation of Certificate Expiration
Summary
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in the product failing to re-establish communication once the certificate expires.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-17 15:07 UTC
CWE
- CWE-298 - Improper Validation of certificate expiration
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Controls | iSTAReX, iSTAR Edge, iSTAR Ultra LT, iSTAR Ultra , iSTAR Ultra SE |
Affected:
iSTAR All versions prior to TLS 1.2
|
guessed |
Date Public
2025-12-04 12:30
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