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.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.5 · audiocodesNVD modified 2026-10-18 20:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 2
cpe:2.3:a:audiocodes:fax_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:audiocodes:interactive_voice_response:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 4
- https://pierrekim.github.io/advisories/2025-audiocodes-fax-ivr.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2025-11-20-audiocodes-fax-ivr-8-vulnerabilities.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.audiocodes.com/media/g1in2u2o/0548-product-notice-end-of-service-for-audiocodes-auto-attendant-ivr-solution.pdf Product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/audiocodes-fax-ivr-appliance-insecure-service-control-scripts-lpe Third Party Advisory