CVE-2023-0954 — A debug feature in Sensormatic Electronics Illustra Pro Gen 4 Dome and PTZ camer

A debug feature in Sensormatic Electronics Illustra Pro Gen 4 Dome and PTZ cameras allows a user to compromise credentials after a long period of sustained attack.

01What is this vulnerability?

A debug feature in Sensormatic Electronics Illustra Pro Gen 4 Dome and PTZ cameras allows a user to compromise credentials after a long period of sustained attack.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sensormatic Electronics, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls, Inc.	Illustra Pro Gen 4 Dome	0
Sensormatic Electronics, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls, Inc.	Illustra Pro Gen 4 PTZ	0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-06-08T20:05:20.697Z
• Last modified: 2025-01-06T20:20:50.514Z

09References

• www.johnsoncontrols.com — https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/cyber-solutions/security-advisories
• www.cisa.gov — https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-159-02