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3CX DesktopApp Security Alert

2023-03-30, 3CX
https://www.3cx.com/blog/news/desktopapp-security-alert/
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We regret to inform our partners and customers that our Electron Windows App shipped in Update 7, version numbers 18.12.407 & 18.12.416, includes a security issue. Anti Virus vendors have flagged the executable 3CXDesktopApp.exe and in many cases uninstalled it. Electron Mac App version numbers 18.11.1213, 18.12.402, 18.12.407 & 18.12.416 are also affected.
The issue appears to be one of the bundled libraries that we compiled into the Windows Electron App via GIT. We’re still researching the matter to be able to provide a more in depth response later today. Here’s some information on what we’ve done so far.
Domains Have Been Taken Down
The domains contacted by this compromised library have already been reported, with the majority taken down overnight. A github repository which listed them has also been shut down, effectively rendering it harmless.
Worth mentioning - this appears to have been a targeted attack from an Advanced Persistent Threat, perhaps even …