CVE-2025-34332 — AudioCodes Fax/IVR Appliance <= 2.6.23 Insecure Service Control Scripts LPE
AudioCodes Fax Server and Auto-Attendant IVR appliances versions up to and including 2.6.23 include a web administration component that controls back-end Windows services using helper batch scripts located under C:\\F2MAdmin\\F2E\\AudioCodes_files\\utils\\Services. When certain service actions are requested through ajaxPost.php, these scripts are invoked by PHP using system() under the NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM account. The batch files in this directory are writable by any authenticated local user due to overly permissive ACLs, allowing them to replace script contents with arbitrary commands. On the next service start/stop operation, the modified script is executed as SYSTEM, enabling elevation of local privileges.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
- Technical severity (high)+6
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Audiocodes AudioCodes Fax/IVR Appliance, Audiocodes Fax Server, Audiocodes Interactive Voice Response).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (access control), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiocodes | AudioCodes Fax/IVR Appliance | ≤ 2.6.23 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Audiocodes | Fax Server | ≤ 2.6.23 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Audiocodes | Interactive Voice Response | ≤ 2.6.23 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | CVSS 4.0 | High | — | — | disclosure@vulncheck.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 8.5 | CVSS 4.0 | High | — | — | VulnCheck via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 7.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 1.8 | 5.9 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.20%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
- Audit administrative actions and access to resources outside each user’s normal pattern.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · audiocodes limited/audiocodes fax/ivr appliance
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 7.8
- Source status changed · → Analyzed
- Record created in this database
- 2025
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
4 on the record
- www.audiocodes.com/media/g1in2u2o/0548-product-notice-end-of-service-for-audiocodes-auto
- pierrekim.github.io/advisories/2025-audiocodes-fax-ivr.txt
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/audiocodes-fax-ivr-appliance-insecure-service-control-scri
- pierrekim.github.io/blog/2025-11-20-audiocodes-fax-ivr-8-vulnerabilities.html
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
- High CVE-2025-34333 AudioCodes Fax/IVR Appliance <= 2.6.23 World-Writable Webroot LPE Nov 19, 2025
- High CVE-2025-34334 AudioCodes Fax/IVR Appliance <= 2.6.23 Authenticated Command Injection via TestFax.php & LPE Nov 19, 2025
- High CVE-2025-34335 AudioCodes Fax/IVR Appliance <= 2.6.23 Authenticated Command Injection via ActivateLicense.php Nov 19, 2025
- Critical CVE-2025-34328 AudioCodes Fax/IVR Appliance <= 2.6.23 Unauthenticated File Upload RCE via ajaxScript.php Nov 19, 2025
- Critical CVE-2025-34329 AudioCodes Fax/IVR Appliance <= 2.6.23 Unauthenticated Backup Upload RCE via ajaxBackupUploadFile.php Nov 19, 2025
- Medium CVE-2025-34330 AudioCodes Fax/IVR Appliance <= 2.6.23 Unauthenticated Prompt File Upload via ajaxPromptUploadFile.php Nov 19, 2025
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2025-34332 is "AudioCodes Fax/IVR Appliance <= 2.6.23 Insecure Service Control Scripts LPE", rated High. It affects AudioCodes Fax/IVR Appliance (Audiocodes); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.20% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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