Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-29854
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability in Mitel 6900 Series IP (MiNet) phones excluding 6970, versions 1.8 (1.8.0.12) and earlier, could allow a unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the phone to gain root access due to insufficient access control for test functionality during system startup. A successful exploit could allow access to sensitive information and code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.mitel.com/support/security-advisories x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mitel.com/support/security-advisories/mitel-product-security-advisory-22-0003 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.syss.de/pentest-blog/undocumented-functionality-backdoor-in-mitel-desk-phones-syss-2022-021 x_refsource_MISC
- 20220610 Hidden Functionality (Backdoor) (CWE-912) / CVE-2022-29854, CVE-2022-29855 mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167547/Mitel-6800-6900-Series-SIP-Phones-Backdoor-Access.html x_refsource_MISC