Uncontrolled Search Path Element Affecting asterisk package, versions [,18.26.3)[20.15.0,20.15.1)[21.10.0,21.10.1)[22.5.0,22.5.1)
Threat Intelligence
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- published23 Sept 2025
- disclosed23 Sept 2025
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Introduced: 23 Sep 2025
CVE-2025-1131 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade asterisk to version 18.26.3, 20.15.1, 21.10.1, 22.5.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Search Path Element via the safe_asterisk script, which sources all .sh files in the /etc/asterisk/startup.d/ directory as root without validating ownership or permissions. An attacker can execute arbitrary code with root privileges by placing a malicious script in the specified directory and triggering a service restart.