CVE-2022-2249 in Aura Communication Manager
Summary
by MITRE • 10/12/2022
Privilege escalation related vulnerabilities were discovered in Avaya Aura Communication Manager that may allow local administrative users to escalate their privileges. This issue affects Communication Manager versions 8.0.0.0 through 8.1.3.3 and 10.1.0.0.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 05/24/2026
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-2249 represents a critical privilege escalation flaw within Avaya Aura Communication Manager systems, specifically targeting local administrative users who may exploit this weakness to gain elevated system privileges. This issue affects a range of Communication Manager versions including 8.0.0.0 through 8.1.3.3 and 10.1.0.0, indicating a significant attack surface across multiple product iterations. The flaw stems from inadequate privilege validation mechanisms that fail to properly verify user authorization levels before granting access to administrative functions, creating a pathway for malicious actors to bypass normal security controls. This vulnerability directly impacts the principle of least privilege and could potentially allow unauthorized users to execute commands with full administrative rights, compromising the integrity and confidentiality of the communication infrastructure.
The technical implementation of this privilege escalation vulnerability involves insufficient input validation and access control checks within the authentication and authorization framework of the Communication Manager. When local administrative users attempt to perform elevated operations, the system fails to properly validate their credentials against the established privilege levels, allowing them to escalate their access rights through manipulation of authentication tokens or direct system calls. This weakness creates a direct pathway for attackers to bypass standard security controls, potentially enabling them to modify system configurations, access sensitive data, or disable security features. The vulnerability operates at the application layer and leverages the trust model inherent in the system's administrative interface, making it particularly dangerous as it exploits legitimate administrative functionality.
The operational impact of CVE-2022-2249 extends beyond simple privilege escalation to encompass potential system compromise and data exposure across enterprise communication networks. Organizations utilizing affected Avaya Communication Manager versions face significant risk of unauthorized access to voice communication systems, which could lead to eavesdropping, call manipulation, or complete system takeover. The vulnerability's presence in both version series 8.x and 10.1.0.0 suggests a systemic design flaw that affects multiple generations of the product, potentially impacting hundreds or thousands of enterprise installations. Security professionals must consider the cascading effects of this vulnerability, as compromised administrative accounts could enable attackers to modify call routing, access user directories, or manipulate communication logs, all of which constitute serious breaches of enterprise security posture.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including applying the vendor-provided security patches, implementing network segmentation to limit administrative access, and conducting comprehensive privilege audits to identify any potential exploitation attempts. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-284, which addresses improper access control issues, and represents a clear violation of the principle of least privilege. From an ATT&CK framework perspective, this vulnerability maps to privilege escalation techniques and could enable attackers to move laterally within networks through the use of compromised administrative credentials. Additional defensive measures should include enhanced monitoring of administrative account activities, implementation of multi-factor authentication for administrative access, and regular security assessments to identify similar weaknesses in other communication infrastructure components.