Description
Asterisk is an open-source private branch exchange (PBX). Prior to versions 18.26.2, 20.14.1, 21.9.1, and 22.4.1 of Asterisk and versions 18.9-cert14 and 20.7-cert5 of certified-asterisk, trying to disallow shell commands to be run via the Asterisk command line interface (CLI) by configuring `cli_permissions.conf` (e.g. with the config line `deny=!*`) does not work which could lead to a security risk. If an administrator running an Asterisk instance relies on the `cli_permissions.conf` file to work and expects it to deny all attempts to execute shell commands, then this could lead to a security vulnerability. Versions 18.26.2, 20.14.1, 21.9.1, and 22.4.1 of Asterisk and versions 18.9-cert14 and 20.7-cert5 of certified-asterisk fix the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| asterisk | asterisk | < 18.9-cert14, >= 18.10, < 18.26.2, >= 20.0, < 20.7-cert5, >= 20.8, < 20.14.1, >= 21.0, < 21.9.1, >= 22.0, < 22.4.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | asterisk | 1:22.4.1~dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | asterisk | 1:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u7 | DLA-4206-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | asterisk | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2025-1135 Asterisk: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 12, 2026
- DLA-4206-1 asterisk - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026