Medium severity · published Aug 21, 2026
CVE-2026-27875
Simplex Incident Manager Clear Test
6.9
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory vulnerability in Johnson Controls Simplex Incident Manager / Autocall Fire Administrator may allow an attcker to Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This issue affects Simplex Incident Manager / Autocall Fire Administrator: before 2.01.05.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 0% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
In the news
VulnerabilityMedium
Johnson Controls Simplex Incident Manager
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker with low privileges to extract user credentials (passwords and authentication tokens) from system memory, potentially leading to unauthorized access to the application and connected systems. The following versions of Johnson Controls Simplex Incident Manager are affected: Simplex Incident Manager <=V2.01 (CVE-2026-27875) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 5.8 Johnson Controls Inc. Johnson Controls Simplex Incident Manager Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Critical Manufacturing, Commercial Facilities, Government Services and Facilities, Transportation Systems, Energy Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Ireland Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-27875 The Simplex Incident Manager application stores user credentials (such as passwords and authentication tokens) in an unencrypted form within system memory while running. This exposes sensitive information to potential extraction by anyone with local access to the system, including attackers leveraging memory-dumping tools or insiders with elevated privileges. View CVE Details Affected Products Johnson Controls Simplex Incident Manager Vendor: Johnson Controls Inc. Product Version: Johnson Controls Simplex Incident Manager:...
Aug 20, 2026·CISA Advisories