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CVE-2023-33759: SpliceCom Maximiser Soft PBX · Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Source CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 56% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Jan 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
n/a n/aAffected
  • <=1.5
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, organizations should immediately implement or verify the presence of robust authentication rate limiting and account lockout policies on their SpliceCom Maximiser Soft PBX systems. If vendor patches or updates become available, they must be applied without delay. In the absence of official patches, network-level controls such as firewall rules to restrict access to the PBX management interfaces to trusted IP addresses should be enforced. Additionally, deploying intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) capable of detecting brute force patterns can help identify and block attacks early. Organizations should also enforce strong password policies and consider multi-factor authentication (MFA) if supported by the PBX system. Regular monitoring of authentication logs for unusual activity is critical to detect ongoing brute force attempts. Finally, segmenting the PBX system from other critical network assets can limit lateral movement in case of compromise.

Description

SpliceCom Maximiser Soft PBX v1.5 and before does not restrict excessive authentication attempts, allowing attackers to bypass authentication via a brute force attack.

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