RCE in Asterisk
CVE-2025-47780
Asterisk is an open-source private branch exchange (PBX). Prior to versions 18.26.2, 20.14.1, 21.9.1, and 22.4.1 of Asterisk and versions 18.9-cert14 and 20.7-cert5 of certified-asterisk, trying to disallow shell commands to be run via the…
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.002 (13.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Asterisk — versions < 18.9-cert14, >= 18.10, < 18.26.2, >= 20.0, < 20.7-cert5
- Sangoma Asterisk
- Sangoma Certified_asterisk — versions 18.9, 20.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-47780?
- CVE-2025-47780 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asterisk, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2025-47780?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-47780 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.