CVE-2026-23740
Asterisk vulnerable to potential privilege escalation
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 6, 2026, 5:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 6, 2026, 5:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-23740
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | NONE | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Asterisk to version 20.7-cert9 or later.
- Update Asterisk to version 20.18.2 or later.
- Update Asterisk to version 21.12.1 or later.
- Update Asterisk to version 22.8.2 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-23740.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-xpc6-x892-v83c |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-23740 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-23740
weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-427 Added Reference https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-xpc6-x892-v83c