CVE-2014-5428
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.039 · 90 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in unspecified web services in Johnson Controls Metasys 4.1 through 6.5, as used in Application and Data Server (ADS), Extended Application and Data Server (aka ADX), LonWorks Control Server 85 LCS8520, Network Automation Engine (NAE) 55xx-x, Network Integration Engine (NIE) 5xxx-x, and NxE8500, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a shell script.
remediations
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No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationApplication and Data Server (ADS)cisa_csaf_ot
Johnson Controls has developed patches for all affected Metasys releases (4.1, 5.x, and 6.x). Metasys releases prior to Release 4.1 are not affected. Metasys products NxE25/35/45 are also not affected by these vulnerabilities.
- MitigationExtended Application and Data Server (ADX)cisa_csaf_ot
Johnson Controls has developed patches for all affected Metasys releases (4.1, 5.x, and 6.x). Metasys releases prior to Release 4.1 are not affected. Metasys products NxE25/35/45 are also not affected by these vulnerabilities.
- MitigationLonWorks Control Server 85 (LCS8520)cisa_csaf_ot
Johnson Controls has developed patches for all affected Metasys releases (4.1, 5.x, and 6.x). Metasys releases prior to Release 4.1 are not affected. Metasys products NxE25/35/45 are also not affected by these vulnerabilities.
- MitigationMetasyscisa_csaf_ot
Johnson Controls has developed patches for all affected Metasys releases (4.1, 5.x, and 6.x). Metasys releases prior to Release 4.1 are not affected. Metasys products NxE25/35/45 are also not affected by these vulnerabilities.
- MitigationNetwork Automation Engine (NAE)cisa_csaf_ot
Johnson Controls has developed patches for all affected Metasys releases (4.1, 5.x, and 6.x). Metasys releases prior to Release 4.1 are not affected. Metasys products NxE25/35/45 are also not affected by these vulnerabilities.
- MitigationNetwork Integration Engine (NIE)cisa_csaf_ot
Johnson Controls has developed patches for all affected Metasys releases (4.1, 5.x, and 6.x). Metasys releases prior to Release 4.1 are not affected. Metasys products NxE25/35/45 are also not affected by these vulnerabilities.
- MitigationNxE8500cisa_csaf_ot
Johnson Controls has developed patches for all affected Metasys releases (4.1, 5.x, and 6.x). Metasys releases prior to Release 4.1 are not affected. Metasys products NxE25/35/45 are also not affected by these vulnerabilities.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.5–10
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affected products (17)
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advisories (1)
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- ICSA-14-350-02Johnson Controls Metasys Vulnerabilities2014-09-18icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
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references (4)
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