CVE-2019-7589 — A vulnerability with the SmartService API Service option exists whereby an unaut

A vulnerability with the SmartService API Service option exists whereby an unauthorized user could potentially exploit this to upload malicious code to the server that could be executed at system level privileges. This affects Johnson Controls' Kantech EntraPass Corporate Ed

01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability with the SmartService API Service option exists whereby an unauthorized user could potentially exploit this to upload malicious code to the server that could be executed at system level privileges. This affects Johnson Controls' Kantech EntraPass Corporate Edition versions 8.0 and prior; Kantech EntraPass Global Edition versions 8.0 and prior.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Johnson Controls	Kantech EntraPass Corporate Edition	versions 8.0 and prior
Johnson Controls	Kantech EntraPass Global Edition	versions 8.0 and prior

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: 2020-03-10T19:32:39.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T20:54:28.476Z

09References

• www.johnsoncontrols.com — https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/cyber-solutions/security-advisories
• www.us-cert.gov — https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-070-04