CVE-2025-23093
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Platform component of Mitel OpenScape 4000 and OpenScape 4000 Manager through V10 R1.54.1 and V11 through R0.22.1 could allow an authenticated attacker to conduct a privilege escalation attack due to the execution of a resource with unnecessary privileges. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Platform component of Mitel OpenScape 4000 and OpenScape 4000 Manager contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in versions V10 R1.54.1 and prior and V11 through R0.22.1. An authenticated attacker can exploit improper privilege handling to execute arbitrary commands with elevated (administrative) privileges, achieving full system compromise beyond their current authorization level.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the Mitel OpenScape productDetermine if the target system is Mitel OpenScape 4000 or OpenScape 4000 Manager by reviewing system documentation, product labeling, or administrative interfacesAffected if The system is not Mitel OpenScape 4000 or OpenScape 4000 Manager, then this CVE does not apply
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Determine the installed versionLocate the version information through the administrative web interface, system status page, or command-line interface using vendor-specific methodsAffected if The installed version is V10 R1.54.1 or prior, OR any version from V11 through R0.22.1
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Verify authentication statusConfirm whether user accounts with standard (non-administrative) privileges exist on the systemAffected if Standard authenticated users are present on the system, creating the precondition for privilege escalation
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Review administrative activity logsExamine system audit logs and administrative event records for any instances of privilege escalation or unexpected command execution with elevated privilegesAffected if Evidence exists of authenticated non-administrative users executing commands with administrative-level privileges
A user is affected if they are running Mitel OpenScape 4000 or OpenScape 4000 Manager version V10 R1.54.1 or prior, or any V11 version through R0.22.1, and standard authenticated users exist on the system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied patches beyond V10 R1.54.1 and V11 R0.22.1. Prior to patching, limit authenticated access to trusted personnel and monitor for unusual administrative activity.
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- Review / QA8.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-23093 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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