Local Privilege Escalation in FreePBX GUI by Asterisk Group Misconfiguration
CVE-2025-67722

5.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Freepbx

Status
Framework
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 December 2025

What is CVE-2025-67722?

FreePBX, an open-source web interface for managing Asterisk, has a vulnerability that allows authenticated users in the 'asterisk' group to exploit the deprecated 'amportal' script. This script incorrectly handles the lookup for the 'freepbx_engine' file in writable directories, potentially allowing a non-root user to execute arbitrary commands with root permissions. Users are encouraged to upgrade to versions 16.0.45 or 17.0.24, ensure only trusted users are in the 'asterisk' group, check for suspicious files, and confirm proper configurations in Asterisk settings.

Affected Version(s)

framework < 16.0.45 < 16.0.45

framework >= 17.0.0, < 17.0.24 < 17.0.0, 17.0.24

References

https://github.com/FreePBX/security-reporting/security/ad...
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https://www.freepbx.org/watch-what-we-do-with-security-fi...
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CVSS V4

Score:
5.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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