Description
Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to Asterisk 20.20.1, 21.12.3, 22.10.1, 23.4.1 and Certified Asterisk 20.7-cert11, 22.8-cert3, an authenticated Asterisk REST Interface (ARI) attacker with read-only privileges may use `setChannelVar` to execute write dialplan functions, including `FILE()` writes, even when `live_dangerously` in `asterisk.conf` is set to no. The Asterisk HTTP web server must be enabled and reachable, and the attacker must already have valid `read-only ARI credentials`. HTTP is disabled by default and binds only to 127.0.0.1 by default even when enabled. This issue is fixed in Asterisk 20.20.1, 21.12.3, 22.10.1, 23.4.1 and Certified Asterisk 20.7-cert11, 22.8-cert3.
Published: 2026-10-27
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Asterisk
Asterisk asterisk
Asterisk certified Asterisk
Vendors & Products Asterisk
Asterisk asterisk
Asterisk certified Asterisk

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Description Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to Asterisk 20.20.1, 21.12.3, 22.10.1, 23.4.1 and Certified Asterisk 20.7-cert11, 22.8-cert3, an authenticated Asterisk REST Interface (ARI) attacker with read-only privileges may use `setChannelVar` to execute write dialplan functions, including `FILE()` writes, even when `live_dangerously` in `asterisk.conf` is set to no. The Asterisk HTTP web server must be enabled and reachable, and the attacker must already have valid `read-only ARI credentials`. HTTP is disabled by default and binds only to 127.0.0.1 by default even when enabled. This issue is fixed in Asterisk 20.20.1, 21.12.3, 22.10.1, 23.4.1 and Certified Asterisk 20.7-cert11, 22.8-cert3.
Title Asterisk: ARI setChannelVar bypasses live_dangerously and permits FILE() writes
Weaknesses CWE-1220
CWE-267
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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Asterisk Asterisk Certified Asterisk
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-27T17:58:46.257Z

Reserved: 2026-06-24T02:00:46.800Z

Link: CVE-2026-57202

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-27T18:17:37.550

Modified: 2026-10-27T18:17:37.550

Link: CVE-2026-57202

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Updated: 2026-10-27T19:45:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-1220

    Insufficient Granularity of Access Control

  • CWE-267

    Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions