Exploited Ransomware

CVE-2022-41223

Mitel MiVoice Connect · Collaboration, telephony and video conferencing

Mitel MiVoice Connect Code Injection Vulnerability

At a glance

Exploited. Added to CISA’s catalog of exploited vulnerabilities on February 21, 2023.

Used in ransomware attacks, according to CISA.

Affected product: Mitel MiVoice Connect (category Collaboration, telephony and video conferencing, indicative classification). Name in CISA’s catalog: Mitel MiVoice Connect.

What should I do?

Apply the security update from Mitel.

Deadline set by CISA for US federal agencies: 21 days (due March 14, 2023). It only binds those agencies, but it is a useful measure of urgency.

Mitel security advisories page (general page, not the advisory for this vulnerability)
The vendor’s specific advisory is listed in the NVD references: CVE-2022-41223 on the NVD website.

Original text of the required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Timeline

November 22, 2022 Vulnerability published Publication date (NVD)
February 21, 2023 Exploitation confirmed Added to CISA’s KEV catalog
March 14, 2023 CISA deadline Remediation deadline set for US federal agencies

The facts, with their sources

Exploitation confirmed: Yes, on February 21, 2023 Date added to the catalog of exploited vulnerabilities. Exploitation itself may have started earlier. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
Ransomware: Known use Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
Hunt for compromise: Not requested by CISA Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
CISA required action: Apply the security update from Mitel. Rewritten by this site from CISA’s original text. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
CISA deadline: March 14, 2023, 21 days Set for US federal agencies: a measure of urgency, not an obligation elsewhere. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
Vulnerability published: November 22, 2022 Source: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), collected September 29, 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Product according to CISA: Mitel MiVoice Connect Filed by this site under “Collaboration, telephony and video conferencing” (indicative classification). Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Technical detail of the score: attack vector, complexity, impact. Source: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), collected September 29, 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Severity and activity

6.8 / 10 CVSS severity: medium

Score from the NVD. Collected Sep 29, 2026.

— Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

FIRST’s EPSS model. Since exploitation is already confirmed, this figure is mostly useful to compare activity. Collected Sep 29, 2026.

Description

The Director database component of MiVoice Connect through 19.3 (22.22.6100.0) could allow an authenticated attacker to conduct a code-injection attack via crafted data due to insufficient restrictions on the database data type.

The Director component in Mitel MiVoice Connect allows an authenticated attacker with internal network access to execute code within the context of the application.

Summary from CISA (KEV catalog).

CERT-FR advisories

No advisory among the latest CERT-FR publications this site follows. That does not mean there are none.

Information reused under the Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab); the date of last update is shown for each advisory. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by ANSSI.

Sources for this page

CISA KEV catalog: exploitation, date added, required action, deadline, ransomware.
NVD (NIST): CVSS severity, publication date, description, vendor references.
EPSS (FIRST): probability of exploitation.
CERT-FR: advisories and alerts (in French).
Brand and category: indicative classification by this site (method).