CVE-2026-57187: Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit
Affects asteriskSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High · fixed in 20.20.1 : patch asterisk soon.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:28 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 20.20.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.10asteriskpkg:deb/ubuntu/asterisk?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSasteriskpkg:deb/ubuntu/asterisk?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSasteriskpkg:deb/ubuntu/asterisk?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSasteriskpkg:deb/ubuntu/asterisk?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSasteriskpkg:deb/ubuntu/asterisk?arch=source&distro=focalOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSasteriskpkg:deb/ubuntu/asterisk?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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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 attacker may cause a heap-use-after-free in `PJSIP TCP/SDP` handling by sending a `SIP INVITE` over a connection-oriented transport and disconnecting before Asterisk responds with the `200 OK`. So far, the crash has only been reproduced when Asterisk is built with `Address Sanitizer`, which detects the issue. `Address Sanitizer` is a development tool with significant performance overhead and, according to the maintainer, is not used in production systems. 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.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-57187 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-57187 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/0f076168e0be31ebee37762192d0ee049e9c0d42 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/27b9544b32f059a4f614169243eaa7559f622aa0 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/6e1f4df744369d66ea6f412e355d819b2a7bf26c (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/9e0386c6d259f0c7499d52499d9891bee8a494fa (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/b7ba85458796ef54b471017287c7806095dbda76 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/d4e30005940f86942745bcc64f34748d69870247 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/f1e47621472bb3d8ad71f32823f5ca986e008437 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/20.20.1 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/21.12.3 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/22.10.1 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/23.4.1 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/certified-20.7-cert11 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/certified-22.8-cert3 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/ghsa-g8q2-p36q-94f6 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/tree/24.0.0-pre1 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/cveproject/cvelistv5/tree/main/cves/2026/57xxx/cve-2026-57187.json (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2026-57187 (opens in a new tab)