Johnson Controls Metasys up to 12.0/14.1/17.0/17.1 Application/Data Server command injection

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A vulnerability has been found in Johnson Controls Metasys up to 12.0/14.1/17.0/17.1 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Application/Data Server. The manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-26385. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Johnson Controls Metasys up to 12.0/14.1/17.0/17.1. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Application/Data Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Johnson Controls Metasys component listed below have Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command (Command Injection) Vulnerability . Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote SQL execution This issue affects  * Metasys: Application and Data Server (ADS) installed with SQL Express deployed as part of the Metasys 14.1 and prior installation,  * Extended Application and Data Server (ADX) installed with SQL Express deployed as part of the Metasys 14.1 installation,  * LCS8500 or NAE8500 installed with SQL Express deployed as part of the Metasys installation Releases 12.0 through 14.1,  * System Configuration Tool (SCT) installed with SQL Express deployed as part of the SCT installation 17.1 and prior,  * Controller Configuration Tool (CCT) installed with SQL Express deployed as part of the CCT installation 17.0 and prior.

The advisory is shared at cisa.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-26385 since 02/07/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/30/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Johnson Controls

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• Metasys

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• 12.0
• 14.0
• 14.1
• 17.0
• 17.1

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