CVE-2014-5427

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 read password hashes via a POST request.

Published: 2015-03-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-5427 is rated Moderate Risk (44.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.36%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5427

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.53% 1.36% +0.83%
2 2025-08-20 0.36% 0.53% +0.17%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.36% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-5427

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-5427

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-5427

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
johnsoncontrols metsys 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:johnsoncontrols:metsys:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
johnsoncontrols metsys 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:johnsoncontrols:metsys:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-5427

URL Tags
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-350-02 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence