Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue affects older Johnson Controls Metasys building automation deployments. A remote attacker could read password hashes from affected systems, creating a path toward credential compromise. The bundle does not provide CVSS, patch details, or evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize legacy Metasys environments that control physical facilities or are reachable outside tightly managed networks. The business issue is potential credential compromise in operational technology, not merely a web application defect.
Technical view
CVE-2014-5427 describes password-hash disclosure in Johnson Controls Metasys 4.1 through 6.5 across ADS, ADX, LCS8520, NAE 55xx-x, NIE 5xxx-x, and NxE8500. The described access vector is remote via a POST request. No CWE, CVSS, or exploit telemetry is provided.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant where affected Metasys components are reachable from enterprise, vendor, or internet-connected networks. Building automation environments with legacy 4.1 through 6.5 deployments should treat this as a credential-risk finding.
Exploitation context
The source says remote attackers can read password hashes, but provides no exploit code, no exploitation-in-the-wild evidence, and no KEV listing. Risk depends heavily on network reachability and whether exposed hashes can be reused or cracked.
Researcher notes
The bundle is sparse: affected product naming is specific, but severity scoring, CWE classification, patch status, and detailed vendor mitigations are absent. Avoid assuming exploitation status beyond remote hash disclosure described in the CVE text.
Mitigation direction
- Identify Metasys versions 4.1 through 6.5 and listed components.
- Review Johnson Controls and CISA advisory guidance for supported fixes or compensating controls.
- Restrict access to Metasys management interfaces to trusted administrative networks.
- Rotate affected credentials after vendor-guided remediation if exposure is suspected.
Validation and detection
- Inventory ADS, ADX, LCS8520, NAE, NIE, and NxE8500 systems.
- Confirm installed Metasys versions against the affected 4.1 through 6.5 range.
- Check whether affected services are reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review logs for unexpected access to authentication or account-management endpoints.
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-350-02CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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