CVE-2026-3611: Honeywell IQ4x BMS Controller Missing authentication for critical function
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Plan (action score 42/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 93% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Add it to your regular patch cycle. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
The Honeywell IQ4x building management controller, exposes its full web-based HMI without authentication in its factory-default configuration. With no user module configured, security is disabled by design and the system operates under a System Guest (level 100) context, granting read/write privileges to any party able to reach the HTTP interface. Authentication controls are only enforced after a web user is created via U.htm, which dynamically enables the user module. Because this function is accessible prior to authentication, a remote user can create a new account with administrative read/write permissions enabling the user module and imposing authentication under attacker-controlled credentials. This action can effectively lock legitimate operators out of local and web-based configuration and administration.
- Published
- Mar 12, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.7% · 93th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-306
Report tools
Action score
42
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.7%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · icscert
- 10.0
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- Proof of concept exists, no weaponized module
- No fixed version yet
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Noroxi analysis
What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| honeywell | iq4e firmware | cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:iq4e_firmware |
| honeywell | iq4e | cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:iq4e |
| honeywell | iq412 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:iq412_firmware |
| honeywell | iq412 | cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:iq412 |
| honeywell | iq422 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:iq422_firmware |
| honeywell | iq422 | cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:iq422 |
| honeywell | iq4nc firmware | cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:iq4nc_firmware |
| honeywell | iq4nc | cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:iq4nc |
| honeywell | iq41x firmware | cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:iq41x_firmware |
| honeywell | iq41x | cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:iq41x |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- honeywell iq412 firmwarebefore 3.30
- honeywell iq41x firmwarebefore 3.30
- honeywell iq422 firmwarebefore 3.30
- honeywell iq4e firmwarebefore 3.30
- honeywell iq4nc firmwarebefore 3.30
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (icscert). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Honeywell IQ3
- v3.50_3.44 and later · up to and including 4.36 (build 4.3.7.9)affected
Honeywell IQ412
- v3.50_3.44 and later · up to and including 4.36 (build 4.3.7.9)affected
Honeywell IQ41x
- v3.50_3.44 and later · up to and including 4.36 (build 4.3.7.9)affected
Honeywell IQ422
- v3.50_3.44 and later · up to and including 4.36 (build 4.3.7.9)affected
Honeywell IQ4E
- v3.50_3.44 and later · up to and including 4.36 (build 4.3.7.9)affected
Honeywell IQ4NC
- v3.50_3.44 and later · up to and including 4.36 (build 4.3.7.9)affected
Honeywell IQECO
- v3.50_3.44 and later · up to and including 4.36 (build 4.3.7.9)affected
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2026-08-03 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+143 d
- TodayNov 7, 2026+240 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Gjoko KrsticZero Sciencefinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/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
nvd-secondary
Root cause
A function added for development or support ships to production without authentication. It often relies on the assumption that it is “only reachable from the internal network.”
The bug in code
The whole CWE-306 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
// Added for the support team
app.post("/maintenance/reset", resetDevice);Fixed
if (config.maintenanceEnabled) {
app.post(
"/maintenance/reset",
requireSession, requireRole("admin"), resetDevice
);
}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.