CVE-2022-48482
3CX before 18 Update 2 Security Hotfix build 18.0.2.315 on Windows allows unauthenticated remote...
3CX before 18 Update 2 Security Hotfix build 18.0.2.315 on Windows allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read certain files via /Electron/download directory traversal. Files may have credentials, full backups, call recordings, and chat logs.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
3CX before 18 Update 2 Security Hotfix build 18.0.2.315 on Windows allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read certain files via /Electron/download directory traversal. Files may have credentials, full backups, call recordings, and chat logs.
- Record
CVE-2022-48482- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
7.5
3CX before 18 Update 2 Security Hotfix build 18.0.2.315 on Windows allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read certain files via /Electron/download directory traversal. Files may have credentials, full backups, call recordings, and chat logs.
- Record
CVE-2022-48482- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-51178
7.5
3CX before 18 Update 2 Security Hotfix build 18.0.2.315 on Windows allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read certain files via /Electron/download directory traversal. Files may have credentials, full backups, call recordings, and chat logs.
- Record
EUVD-2022-51178- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2hcc-5pm7-xc33
7.5
3CX before 18 Update 2 Security Hotfix build 18.0.2.315 on Windows allows unauthenticated remote...
3CX before 18 Update 2 Security Hotfix build 18.0.2.315 on Windows allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read certain files via /Electron/download directory traversal. Files may have credentials, full backups, call recordings, and chat logs.
- Record
GHSA-2hcc-5pm7-xc33- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-48482 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in 3cx, published May 2, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.19%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
3cx.com/blog/change-log/phone-system-change-log
medium.com/%40frycos/pwning-3cx-phone-management-backends-from-the-internet-d0096339dd88
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48482
medium.com/@frycos/pwning-3cx-phone-management-backends-from-the-internet-d0096339dd88
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2hcc-5pm7-xc33