Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2022-26143
MiCollab, MiVoice Business Express Access Control Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

The TP-240 (aka tp240dvr) component in Mitel MiCollab before 9.4 SP1 FP1 and MiVoice Business Express through 8.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service (performance degradation and excessive outbound traffic). This was exploited in the wild in February and March 2022 for the TP240PhoneHome DDoS attack.

INFO

Published Date :

March 10, 2022, 5:47 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 14, 2025, 8 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

A vulnerability has been identified in MiCollab and MiVoice Business Express that may allow a malicious actor to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and services, cause performance degradations or a denial of service condition on the affected system.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26143

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-26143 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mitel micollab
2 Mitel mivoice_business_express
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
A vulnerability in Mitel MiCollab and MiVoice Business Express allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service; upgrading to the latest versions is recommended.
  • Upgrade MiCollab to version 9.4 SP1 FP1 (9.4.109) or later.
  • Upgrade MiVoice Business Express to version 8.2 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-26143 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-26143.

URL Resource
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/ddosers-use-new-method-capable-of-amplifying-traffic-by-a-factor-of-4-billion/ Exploit Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory
https://blog.cloudflare.com/cve-2022-26143/ Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30614073 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://team-cymru.com/blog/2022/03/08/record-breaking-ddos-potential-discovered-cve-2022-26143/ Mitigation Third Party Advisory Broken Link
https://www.akamai.com/blog/security/phone-home-ddos-attack-vector Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://www.mitel.com/en-ca/support/security-advisories/mitel-product-security-advisory-22-0001 Vendor Advisory
https://www.shadowserver.org/news/cve-2022-26143-tp240phonehome-reflection-amplification-ddos-attack-vector/ Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/ddosers-use-new-method-capable-of-amplifying-traffic-by-a-factor-of-4-billion/ Exploit Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory
https://blog.cloudflare.com/cve-2022-26143/ Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30614073 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://team-cymru.com/blog/2022/03/08/record-breaking-ddos-potential-discovered-cve-2022-26143/ Mitigation Third Party Advisory Broken Link
https://www.akamai.com/blog/security/phone-home-ddos-attack-vector Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://www.mitel.com/en-ca/support/security-advisories/mitel-product-security-advisory-22-0001 Vendor Advisory
https://www.shadowserver.org/news/cve-2022-26143-tp240phonehome-reflection-amplification-ddos-attack-vector/ Mitigation Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-26143 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago
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Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1287 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-26143 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-26143 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type CVE: https://team-cymru.com/blog/2022/03/08/record-breaking-ddos-potential-discovered-cve-2022-26143/ Types: Mitigation, Third Party Advisory CVE: https://team-cymru.com/blog/2022/03/08/record-breaking-ddos-potential-discovered-cve-2022-26143/ Types: Broken Link, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type MITRE: https://team-cymru.com/blog/2022/03/08/record-breaking-ddos-potential-discovered-cve-2022-26143/ Types: Mitigation, Third Party Advisory MITRE: https://team-cymru.com/blog/2022/03/08/record-breaking-ddos-potential-discovered-cve-2022-26143/ Types: Broken Link, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jan. 29, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-306
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/ddosers-use-new-method-capable-of-amplifying-traffic-by-a-factor-of-4-billion/
    Added Reference https://blog.cloudflare.com/cve-2022-26143/
    Added Reference https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30614073
    Added Reference https://team-cymru.com/blog/2022/03/08/record-breaking-ddos-potential-discovered-cve-2022-26143/
    Added Reference https://www.akamai.com/blog/security/phone-home-ddos-attack-vector
    Added Reference https://www.mitel.com/en-ca/support/security-advisories/mitel-product-security-advisory-22-0001
    Added Reference https://www.shadowserver.org/news/cve-2022-26143-tp240phonehome-reflection-amplification-ddos-attack-vector/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/ddosers-use-new-method-capable-of-amplifying-traffic-by-a-factor-of-4-billion/ No Types Assigned https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/ddosers-use-new-method-capable-of-amplifying-traffic-by-a-factor-of-4-billion/ Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.cloudflare.com/cve-2022-26143/ No Types Assigned https://blog.cloudflare.com/cve-2022-26143/ Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30614073 No Types Assigned https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30614073 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://team-cymru.com/blog/2022/03/08/record-breaking-ddos-potential-discovered-cve-2022-26143/ No Types Assigned https://team-cymru.com/blog/2022/03/08/record-breaking-ddos-potential-discovered-cve-2022-26143/ Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.akamai.com/blog/security/phone-home-ddos-attack-vector No Types Assigned https://www.akamai.com/blog/security/phone-home-ddos-attack-vector Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mitel.com/en-ca/support/security-advisories/mitel-product-security-advisory-22-0001 No Types Assigned https://www.mitel.com/en-ca/support/security-advisories/mitel-product-security-advisory-22-0001 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.shadowserver.org/news/cve-2022-26143-tp240phonehome-reflection-amplification-ddos-attack-vector/ No Types Assigned https://www.shadowserver.org/news/cve-2022-26143-tp240phonehome-reflection-amplification-ddos-attack-vector/ Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mitel:micollab:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.4 *cpe:2.3:a:mitel:micollab:9.4:-:*:*:*:-:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mitel:micollab:9.4:sp1:*:*:*:-:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mitel:mivoice_business_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 9
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

64.77 }} 5.68%

score

0.98336

percentile