Vulnerability · CVE-2025-1131
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the safe_asterisk script included with the Asterisk toolkit package.
Published Sep 23, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 19, 2026 · A local privilege escalation
Last checked Oct 24, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-1131. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of A local privilege escalation is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A local privilege escalation).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- High7.0
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.22%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe sangoma/asterisk · cpe sangoma/certified asterisk
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the safe_asterisk script included with the Asterisk toolkit package. When Asterisk is started via this script (common in SysV init or FreePBX environments), it sources all .sh files located in /etc/asterisk/startup.d/ as root, without validating ownership or permissions. Non-root users with legitimate write access to /etc/asterisk can exploit this behaviour by placing malicious scripts in the startup.d directory, which will then execute with root privileges upon service restart.
Are you affected?
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- cpe sangoma/asteriskversion unspecified
- cpe sangoma/certified asterisk18.9
How to fix CVE-2025-1131
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 18.9
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
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Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-1131. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of A local privilege escalation is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with sangoma/certified asterisk 18.9. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element. EPSS 0.22%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 23, 2025 · NIST NVD
Detected
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the safe_asterisk script included with the Asterisk toolkit package. When Asterisk is started via this script (common in SysV init or FreePBX environments), it sources all .sh files located in /etc/asterisk/startup.d/ as root, without validating ownership or permissions. Non-root users with legitimate write access to /etc/asterisk can exploit th
Oct 19, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the safe_asterisk script included with the Asterisk toolkit package. When Asterisk is started via this script (common in SysV init or FreePBX environments), it sources all .sh files located in /etc/asterisk/startup.d/ as root, without validating ownership or permissions. Non-root users with legitimate write access to /etc/asterisk can exploit th
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-1131
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-1131
30-day exploitation probability 0.22%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-1131
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the safe_asterisk script included with the Asterisk toolkit package. When Asterisk is started via this script (common in SysV init or FreePBX environments), it sources all .sh files located in /etc/asterisk/startup.d/ as root,
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 24, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 24, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
- NIST NVDOct 19, 2026