A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the safe_asterisk script included with the Asterisk toolkit package. When Asterisk is started via this script (common in SysV init or FreePBX environments), it sources all .sh files located in /etc/asterisk/startup.d/ as root, without validating ownership or permissions. Non-root users with legitimate write access to /etc/asterisk can exploit this behaviour by placing malicious scripts in the startup.d directory, which will then execute with root privileges upon service restart.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from sangoma, from sangoma organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2025-09-23T05:15:35.603
2025-11-03T18:15:48.883
Modified
b7efe717-a805-47cf-8e9a-921fca0ce0ce
CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | sangoma | asterisk | < 18.26.3 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | asterisk | < 20.15.1 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | asterisk | < 21.10.1 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | asterisk | < 22.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 18.9 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 20.7 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 20.7 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 20.7 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 20.7 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 20.7 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 20.7 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 20.7 | Yes |
| Application | sangoma | certified_asterisk | 20.7 | Yes |
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