CVE-2025-54995: asterisk · Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input
Affects asteriskSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade to 18.26.4 or 18.9-cert17 when convenient.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 23:46 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 3.1 | 6.5 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 18.26.4, 18.9-cert17
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade asterisk to 18.26.4 or 18.9-cert17.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| asterisk asterisk | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Asterisk to version 18.26.4 or later, or 18.9-cert17 or later, where this issue has been fixed. No other mitigation is indicated or required as the fix addresses the root cause.
Description
CVE-2025-54995 affects Asterisk, an open source telephony toolkit, where prior to versions 18.26.4 and 18.9-cert17, improper session termination can cause RTP UDP ports and internal resources to leak. This leads to potential resource exhaustion. The issue has been addressed in the specified fixed versions.
References
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-557q-795j-wfx2 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/pull/1405 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/pull/1406 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/0278f5bde14565c6838a6ec39bc21aee0cde56a9 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/eafcd7a451dcd007dddf324ac37dd55a4808338d (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00006.html (opens in a new tab)