VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-49294

In Asterisk prior to versions 18.20.1, 20.5.1, and 21.0.1, as well as certified-asterisk prior to 18.9-cert6, it is possible to read any arbitrary file even when the `live_dangerously` is not enabled.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 45.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 45.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. In Asterisk prior to versions 18.20.1, 20.5.1, and 21.0.1, as well as certified-asterisk prior to 18.9-cert6, it is possible to read any arbitrary file even when the `live_dangerously` is not enabled. This allows arbitrary files to be read. Asterisk versions 18.20.1, 20.5.1, and 21.0.1, as well as certified-asterisk prior to 18.9-cert6, contain a fix for this issue.

CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 45.29% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-22
Affected: digium/asterisk · sangoma/certified asterisk
Source: security-advisories@github.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 45.3% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.