CVE-2019-7589Network attack vector

System-level code execution via unauthenticated SmartService upload

Published Mar 10, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Improper input validation in EntraPass Corporate and Global Editions 8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute uploaded code as SYSTEM. The optional SmartService API accepts a malicious code upload without authorization and passes it for execution with system-level privileges. Exposure requires the SmartService API Service option to be enabled and reachable; successful exploitation gives control of the server and its access-control software.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in EntraPass Corporate and Global Editions 8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute uploaded code as SYSTEM. The optional SmartService API accepts a malicious code upload without authorization and passes it for execution with system-level privileges. Exposure requires the SmartService API Service option to be enabled and reachable; successful exploitation gives control of the server and its access-control software.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-7589
Published
Mar 10, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Johnson Controls
Product
Kantech EntraPass Global Edition
Classifications
CWE-20, T1105
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 10, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=versions 8.0 and prior

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Johnson Controls · Kantech EntraPass Global Editionversion=versions 8.0 and prior
Johnson Controls · Kantech EntraPass Corporate Editionversion=versions 8.0 and prior

Published CVSS scores

10.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
9.8Johnson ControlsCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1105Ingress Tool Transfer

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