CVE-2026-23741

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, the asterisk/contrib/scripts/ast_coredumper runs as root, as noted by the NOTES tag on line 689 of the ast_coredumper file. The script will source the contents of /etc/asterisk/ast_debug_tools.conf, which resides in a folder that is writeable by the asterisk user:group. Due to the /etc/asterisk/ast_debug_tools.conf file following bash semantics and it being loaded; an attacker with write permissions may add or modify the file such that when the root ast_coredumper is run; it would source and thereby execute arbitrary bash code found in the /etc/asterisk/ast_debug_tools.conf. This issue has been patched in versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2.
CVSS

No CVSS.

Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert1-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert8:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

17 Jun 2026, 10:22

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Summary
  • (es) Asterisk es un kit de herramientas de telefonía y centralita privada de código abierto. Antes de las versiones 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2 y 23.2.2, el script asterisk/contrib/scripts/ast_coredumper se ejecuta como root, como se indica en la etiqueta NOTES en la línea 689 del archivo ast_coredumper. El script obtendrá el contenido de /etc/asterisk/ast_debug_tools.conf, que reside en una carpeta que es escribible por el usuario:grupo asterisk. Debido a que el archivo /etc/asterisk/ast_debug_tools.conf sigue la semántica de bash y a que se carga; un atacante con permisos de escritura puede añadir o modificar el archivo de tal manera que cuando se ejecute el ast_coredumper de root; este obtendría y, por lo tanto, ejecutaría código bash arbitrario encontrado en el /etc/asterisk/ast_debug_tools.conf. Este problema ha sido parcheado en las versiones 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2 y 23.2.2.

18 Feb 2026, 18:42

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References () https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-rvch-3jmx-3jf3 - () https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-rvch-3jmx-3jf3 - Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert7:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert1-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:certified_asterisk:20.7:cert1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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06 Feb 2026, 17:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-06 17:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:22


NVD link : CVE-2026-23741

Mitre link : CVE-2026-23741

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-23741


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Products Affected

sangoma

  • asterisk
  • certified_asterisk
CWE
CWE-427

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