CVE DATABASE / CVE-2022-26143
CVE-2022-26143
MiCollab, MiVoice Business Express Access Control Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-03-25.
Federal remediation due 2022-04-15.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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References
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/ddosers-use-new-method-capable-of-amplifying-traffic-by-a-factor-of-4-billion/
- https://blog.cloudflare.com/cve-2022-26143/
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30614073
- https://team-cymru.com/blog/2022/03/08/record-breaking-ddos-potential-discovered-cve-2022-26143/
- https://www.akamai.com/blog/security/phone-home-ddos-attack-vector
- https://www.mitel.com/en-ca/support/security-advisories/mitel-product-security-advisory-22-0001
- https://www.shadowserver.org/news/cve-2022-26143-tp240phonehome-reflection-amplification-ddos-attack-vector/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-26143
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-11-03. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.