An issue was discovered in the 3CX Phone System Management Console prior to version 18…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the 3CX Phone System Management Console prior to version 18 Update 3 FINAL. An unauthenticated attacker could abuse improperly secured access to arbitrary files on the server (via /Electron/download directory traversal in conjunction with a path component that uses backslash characters), leading to cleartext credential disclosure. Afterwards, the authenticated attacker is able to upload a file that overwrites a 3CX service binary, leading to Remote Code Execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows installations. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-48482.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-28005
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9wh-p6h4-rmvw
References
More 3cx vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-24062 3CX before 18 Update 2 Security Hotfix build 18.0.2.315 on Windows allows unauthenticated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-13509 3CX DesktopApp through 18.12.416 has embedded malicious code, as exploited in the wild in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-27314 The CRM Integration in 3CX before 18.0.9.23 and 20 before 20.0.0.1494 allows SQL… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-24063 3CX before 18 Hotfix 1 build 18.0.3.461 on Windows allows unauthenticated remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-20577 The client applications in 3CX on Windows, the 3CX app for iOS, and the 3CX application… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-09872 An issue was discovered in the 3CX Phone system (web) management console 12.5.44178.1002… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-28005 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-28005 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m9wh-p6h4-rmvw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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