CVE-2022-48483
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
3CX before 18 Hotfix 1 build 18.0.3.461 on Windows allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read %WINDIR%\system32 files via /Electron/download directory traversal in conjunction with a path component that has a drive letter and uses backslash characters. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-28005.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
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affected products (2)
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references (7)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-48483/cnnvd
- https://medium.com/@frycos/pwning-3cx-phone-management-backends-from-the-internet-d0096339dd88cnnvd
- https://www.3cx.com/blog/change-log/phone-system-change-log/cnnvd
- https://medium.com/%40frycos/pwning-3cx-phone-management-backends-from-the-internet-d0096339dd88enisa_euvd
- https://www.3cx.com/blog/change-log/phone-system-change-log/enisa_euvd
- https://medium.com/%40frycos/pwning-3cx-phone-management-backends-from-the-internet-d0096339dd88nvd
- https://www.3cx.com/blog/change-log/phone-system-change-log/Release Notesnvd
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