An issue was discovered on AudioCodes VoIP desk phones through 3.4.4.1000. The validation of firmware images only consists of simple checksum checks for different firmware components. Thus, by knowing how to calculate and where to store the required checksums for the flasher tool, an attacker is able to store malicious firmware.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-22955 is rated Exploit Available (53.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-21 | 0.04% | 0.07% | +0.03% |
| 2 | 2025-11-18 | 0.07% | 0.04% | -0.03% |
| 3 | 2025-07-18 | — | 0.07% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| audiocodes | 445hd_firmware | <= 3.4.4.1000 | cpe:2.3:o:audiocodes:445hd_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| audiocodes | 405hd_firmware | <= 3.4.4.1000 | cpe:2.3:o:audiocodes:405hd_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| audiocodes | c450hd_firmware | <= 3.4.4.1000 | cpe:2.3:o:audiocodes:c450hd_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174214/AudioCodes-VoIP-Phones-Insufficient-Firmware-Validation.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Aug/17 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://syss.de | Not Applicable |
| https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2022-055.txt | Exploit Vendor Advisory |