CVE-2023-22957

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An issue was discovered in libac_des3.so on AudioCodes VoIP desk phones through 3.4.4.1000. Due to the use of hard-coded cryptographic key, an attacker with access to backup or configuration files is able to decrypt encrypted values and retrieve sensitive information, e.g., the device root password.

Published: 2023-08-11 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-22957 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-22957

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-22957

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 2026-05-06 0.30% 0.38% +0.08%
2 2025-11-21 0.60% 0.30% -0.29%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.60% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-22957

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-22957

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-22957

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
audiocodes c470hd_firmware <= 3.4.4.1000 cpe:2.3:o:audiocodes:c470hd_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
audiocodes c455hd_firmware <= 3.4.4.1000 cpe:2.3:o:audiocodes:c455hd_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
audiocodes c435hd_firmware <= 3.4.4.1000 cpe:2.3:o:audiocodes:c435hd_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-22957

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