CVE-2022-41223 Mitel MiVoice Connect Code Injection Vulnerability
The Director component in Mitel MiVoice Connect allows an authenticated attacker with internal network access to execute code within the context of the application.
From the CISA KEV catalogue version 2026.11.06, with Cybergen analysis. Updated 6 Nov 2026.
Should You Worry?
- CISA confirmed exploitation in the wild and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 21 Feb 2023.
- CISA lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
- Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.8, scored by CISA).
- It has been in the catalogue for 1,354 days. Systems still unpatched now have almost certainly been scanned for it.
What It Is
The Director database component of MiVoice Connect through 19.3 (22.22.6100.0) could allow an authenticated attacker to conduct a code-injection attack via crafted data due to insufficient restrictions on the database data type.
What To Do Now
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Find it
Search your asset inventory and external attack surface for Mitel MiVoice Connect. Include cloud images, appliances and anything a supplier runs for you.
Attack Surface Management - 2
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Hunt for compromise
If an affected system was reachable before you patched, assume it may have been hit. Check logs, new accounts, web shells and outbound connections from the date of exposure.
Incident Response - 4
Prove it is fixed
Rescan or test the system after patching. Upgrades that fail silently and forgotten secondary instances are common.
Penetration Testing
The Compliance Clock
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