#VU109794 Protection mechanism failure in Asterisk Open Source and Certified Asterisk - CVE-2025-47780
Published: May 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109794
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-47780
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Asterisk Open Source
Certified Asterisk
Asterisk Open Source
Certified Asterisk
Software vendor:
Digium (Linux Support Services)
Digium (Linux Support Services)
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to permissions to deny command execution via the "cli_permissions.conf" file do not work as expected. A local user with access to Asterisk CLI can still execute arbitrary OS commands even if the current configuration disallows it.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.