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Asterisk CVE-2026-23740

NONE
Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)
2026-02-06 security-advisories@github.com

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory
0.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:N

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today
CVE Published
Feb 06, 2026 - 17:16 nvd
NONE

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2, when ast_coredumper writes its gdb init and output files to a directory that is world-writable (for example /tmp), an attacker with write permission(which is all users on a linux system) to that directory can cause root to execute arbitrary commands or overwrite arbitrary files by controlling the gdb init file and output paths. This issue has been patched in versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2.

AnalysisAI

Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit.

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element). Affects Certified Asterisk. Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2, when ast_coredumper writes its gdb init and output files to a directory that is world-writable (for example /tmp), an attacker with write permission(which is all users on a linux system) to that directory can cause root to execute arbitrary commands or overwrite arbitrary files by controlling the gdb init file and output paths. This issue has been patched

RemediationAI

Monitor vendor advisories for a patch.

CVE-2017-17090 HIGH POC
7.5 Dec 02

An issue was discovered in chan_skinny.c in Asterisk Open Source 13.18.2 and older, 14.7.2 and older, and 15.1.2 and old

CVE-2012-1184 HIGH POC
7.5 Sep 18

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ast_parse_digest function in main/utils.c in Asterisk 1.8.x before 1.8.10.1 and 10.x

CVE-2017-14100 CRITICAL
9.8 Sep 02

In Asterisk 11.x before 11.25.2, 13.x before 13.17.1, and 14.x before 14.6.1 and Certified Asterisk 11.x before 11.6-cer

CVE-2017-14098 HIGH
7.5 Sep 02

In the pjsip channel driver (res_pjsip) in Asterisk 13.x before 13.17.1 and 14.x before 14.6.1, a carefully crafted tel

CVE-2014-9374 MEDIUM
5.0 Dec 12

Double free vulnerability in the WebSocket Server (res_http_websocket module) in Asterisk Open Source 11.x before 11.14.

CVE-2017-17850 HIGH
7.5 Dec 27

An issue was discovered in Asterisk 13.18.4 and older, 14.7.4 and older, 15.1.4 and older, and 13.18-cert1 and older. Ra

CVE-2017-7617 HIGH
8.8 Apr 10

Remote code execution can occur in Asterisk Open Source 13.x before 13.14.1 and 14.x before 14.3.1 and Certified Asteris

CVE-2015-3008 MEDIUM
4.3 Apr 10

Asterisk Open Source 1.8 before 1.8.32.3, 11.x before 11.17.1, 12.x before 12.8.2, and 13.x before 13.3.2 and Certified

CVE-2021-32558 HIGH POC
7.5 Jul 30

An issue was discovered in Sangoma Asterisk 13.x before 13.38.3, 16.x before 16.19.1, 17.x before 17.9.4, and 18.x befor

CVE-2018-19278 HIGH POC
7.5 Nov 14

Buffer overflow in DNS SRV and NAPTR lookups in Digium Asterisk 15.x before 15.6.2 and 16.x before 16.0.1 allows remote

CVE-2018-7284 HIGH POC
7.5 Feb 22

A Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in Asterisk through 13.19.1, 14.x through 14.7.5, and 15.x through 15.2.1, and Ce

CVE-2012-5976 MEDIUM
5.0 Jan 04

Multiple stack consumption vulnerabilities in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.19.1, 10.x before 10.11.1, and 11.x

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