PhoneSystem Terminal in 3CX Phone System (Debian based installation) 16.0.0.1570 allows an attacker to gain root privileges by using sudo with the tcpdump command, without a password
Published Jun 7, 2022
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.69%
Description
PhoneSystem Terminal in 3CX Phone System (Debian based installation) 16.0.0.1570 allows an attacker to gain root privileges by using sudo with the tcpdump command, without a password. This occurs because the -z (aka postrotate-command) option to tcpdump can be unsafe when used in conjunction with sudo.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 16.0.0.1570
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 2
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01690) | 76.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.53% (0.01529) | 71.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 23.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.55% (0.00548) | 78.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 68.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 66.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 13, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 58.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 50.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 45.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 30.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 27.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 7, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 29.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 8, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 27.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- https://www.gosecure.net/blog x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2022/05/31/security-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-impact-3cx-phone-system/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.securusglobal.com/community/2014/03/17/how-i-got-root-with-sudo/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.gosecure.net/blog | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2022/05/31/security-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-impact-3cx-phone-system/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.securusglobal.com/community/2014/03/17/how-i-got-root-with-sudo/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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