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Public proof of concept

CVE-2023-29059

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-03-30

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Description

3CX DesktopApp through 18.12.416 has embedded malicious code, as exploited in the wild in March 2023. This affects versions 18.12.407 and 18.12.416 of the 3CX DesktopApp Electron Windows application shipped in Update 7, and versions 18.11.1213, 18.12.402, 18.12.407, and 18.12.416 of the 3CX DesktopApp Electron macOS application.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-03-3017:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
3cx
BranchAffectedFixed in
18.11= 18.11.1213no fix published
18.12= 18.12.402no fix published
18.12= 18.12.407no fix published
18.12= 18.12.416no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-03-30
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-m2q7-9c76-qc45

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29059?

3CX DesktopApp through 18.12.416 has embedded malicious code, as exploited in the wild in March 2023. This affects versions 18.12.407 and 18.12.416 of the 3CX DesktopApp Electron Windows application shipped in Update 7, and versions 18.11.1213, 18.12.402, 18.12.407, and 18.12.416 of the 3CX DesktopApp Electron macOS application.

Is CVE-2023-29059 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-29059, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-29059?

CVE-2023-29059 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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