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CVE-2026-23739

Asterisk xml.c uses unsafe XML_PARSE_NOENT leading to potential XXE Injection

2.0 LowFix available

Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2, the ast_xml_open() function in xml.c parses XML documents using libxml with unsafe parsing options that enable entity expansion and XInclude processing. Specifically, it invokes xmlReadFile() with the XML_PARSE_NOENT flag and later processes XIncludes via xmlXIncludeProcess().If any untrusted or user-supplied XML file is passed to this function, it can allow an attacker to trigger XML External Entity (XXE) or XInclude-based local file disclosure, potentially exposing sensitive files from the host system. This can also be triggered in other cases in which the user is able to supply input in xml format that triggers the asterisk process to parse it. This issue has been patched in versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.21%Up 0.1 points since Feb 7, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 2.0

Asterisk xml.c uses unsafe XML_PARSE_NOENT leading to potential XXE Injection

Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2, the ast_xml_open() function in xml.c parses XML documents using libxml with unsafe parsing options that enable entity expansion and XInclude processing. Specifically, it invokes xmlReadFile() with the XML_PARSE_NOENT flag and later processes XIncludes via xmlXIncludeProcess().If any untrusted or user-supplied XML file is passed to this function, it can allow an attacker to trigger XML External Entity (XXE) or XInclude-based local file disclosure, potentially exposing sensitive files from the host system. This can also be triggered in other cases in which the user is able to supply input in xml format that triggers the asterisk process to parse it. This issue has been patched in versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2.

Record
CVE-2026-23739
CVSS 3.1
2.0 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-5646 2.0

Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2, the ast_xml_open() function in xml.c parses XML documents using libxml with unsafe parsing options that enable entity expansion and XInclude processing. Specifically, it invokes xmlReadFile() with the XML_PARSE_NOENT flag and later processes XIncludes via xmlXIncludeProcess().If any untrusted or user-supplied XML file is passed to this function, it can allow an attacker to trigger XML External Entity (XXE) or XInclude-based local file disclosure, potentially exposing sensitive files from the host system. This can also be triggered in other cases in which the user is able to supply input in xml format that triggers the asterisk process to parse it. This issue has been patched in versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2.

Record
EUVD-2026-5646
CVSS 3.1
2.0 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 2.0

Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2, the ast_xml_open() function in xml.c parses XML documents using libxml with unsafe parsing options that enable entity expansion and XInclude processing. Specifically, it invokes xmlReadFile() with the XML_PARSE_NOENT flag and later processes XIncludes via xmlXIncludeProcess().If any untrusted or user-supplied XML file is passed to this function, it can allow an attacker to trigger XML External Entity (XXE) or XInclude-based local file disclosure, potentially exposing sensitive files from the host system. This can also be triggered in other cases in which the user is able to supply input in xml format that triggers the asterisk process to parse it. This issue has been patched in versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2.

Record
CVE-2026-23739
CVSS 3.1
2.0 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 2.0

Asterisk xml.c uses unsafe XML_PARSE_NOENT leading to potential XXE Injection

Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2, the ast_xml_open() function in xml.c parses XML documents using libxml with unsafe parsing options that enable entity expansion and XInclude processing. Specifically, it invokes xmlReadFile() with the XML_PARSE_NOENT flag and later processes XIncludes via xmlXIncludeProcess().If any untrusted or user-supplied XML file is passed to this function, it can allow an attacker to trigger XML External Entity (XXE) or XInclude-based local file disclosure, potentially exposing sensitive files from the host system. This can also be triggered in other cases in which the user is able to supply input in xml format that triggers the asterisk process to parse it. This issue has been patched in versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2.

Record
CVE-2026-23739
CVSS 3.1
2.0 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-23739 6.5

Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2, the ast_xml_open() function in xml.c parses XML documents using libxml with unsafe parsing options that enable entity expansion and XInclude processing. Specifically, it invokes xmlReadFile() with the XML_PARSE_NOENT flag and later processes XIncludes via xmlXIncludeProcess().If any untrusted or user-supplied XML file is passed to this function, it can allow an attacker to trigger XML External Entity (XXE) or XInclude-based local file disclosure, potentially exposing sensitive files from the host system. This can also be triggered in other cases in which the user is able to supply input in xml format that triggers the asterisk process to parse it. This issue has been patched in versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23739
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23739 2.0

Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. Prior to versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2, the ast_xml_open() function in xml.c parses XML documents using libxml with unsafe parsing options that enable entity expansion and XInclude processing. Specifically, it invokes xmlReadFile() with the XML_PARSE_NOENT flag and later processes XIncludes via xmlXIncludeProcess().If any untrusted or user-supplied XML file is passed to this function, it can allow an attacker to trigger XML External Entity (XXE) or XInclude-based local file disclosure, potentially exposing sensitive files from the host system. This can also be triggered in other cases in which the user is able to supply input in xml format that triggers the asterisk process to parse it. This issue has been patched in versions 20.7-cert9, 20.18.2, 21.12.1, 22.8.2, and 23.2.2.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23739
CVSS 3.1
2.0 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
asterisk
Debian:14
before 1:22.8.2+dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-1, plus listed versions
0.1.11-30.1.11-3woody11:1.0.5-21:1.0.5-41:1.0.6-1
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1:1.0.6-21:1.0.7-11:1.0.7.dfsg.1-11:1.0.7.dfsg.1-21:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge11:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge21:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge31:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge41:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge51:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge61:1.0.9.dfsg-11:1.0.9.dfsg-31:1.0.9.dfsg-41:1.0.9.dfsg-51:1.0.9.dfsg-61:1.2.0-beta1.dfsg-11:1.2.0-beta2.dfsg-11:1.2.0-beta2.dfsg-21:1.2.0-beta2.dfsg-31:1.2.0-rc1.dfsg-11:1.2.0-rc2.dfsg-11:1.2.0.dfsg-11:1.2.0.dfsg-21:1.2.0.dfsg-31:1.2.0.dfsg-41:1.2.0.dfsg-51:1.2.0.dfsg-61:1.2.1.dfsg-11:1.2.1.dfsg-21:1.2.1.dfsg-31:1.2.10.dfsg-11:1.2.10.dfsg-1bpo11:1.2.10.dfsg-21:1.2.10.dfsg-31:1.2.11.dfsg-11:1.2.12.1.dfsg-11:1.2.13~dfsg-11:1.2.13~dfsg-21:1.2.13~dfsg-2etch11:1.2.13~dfsg-2etch21:1.2.13~dfsg-2etch31:1.2.13~dfsg-2etch41:1.2.14~dfsg-11:1.2.14~dfsg-21:1.2.14~dfsg-3
1:22.8.2+dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-1
asterisk
Debian:11
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 1:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u9, plus listed versions
1:16.16.1~dfsg+~2.10-11:16.16.1~dfsg+~2.10-21:16.16.1~dfsg-11:16.16.1~dfsg-1+deb11u11:16.16.1~dfsg-1+deb11u1~bpo10+1
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1:16.16.1~dfsg-21:16.16.1~dfsg-31:16.16.1~dfsg-41:16.23.0~dfsg+~2.10-11:16.23.0~dfsg+~cs6.10.20220309-11:16.23.0~dfsg+~cs6.10.20220309-21:16.23.0~dfsg+~cs6.10.40431411-11:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u11:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u21:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u31:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u41:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u51:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u61:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u71:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u8
1:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u9
asterisk
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu31:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu41:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4.11:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4.1+esm1
None known
asterisk
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:13.17.2~dfsg-1ubuntu11:13.17.2~dfsg-2ubuntu11:13.18.1~dfsg-1ubuntu11:13.18.3~dfsg-1ubuntu11:13.18.3~dfsg-1ubuntu21:13.18.3~dfsg-1ubuntu31:13.18.3~dfsg-1ubuntu4
None known
asterisk
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:16.2.1~dfsg-2build21:16.2.1~dfsg-2build31:16.2.1~dfsg-2ubuntu1
None known
asterisk
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:16.16.1~dfsg-21:16.16.1~dfsg-41:16.16.1~dfsg-4build11:16.16.1~dfsg+~2.10-11:18.10.0~dfsg+~cs6.10.40431411-2
None known
asterisk
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:20.4.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-21:20.5.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-11:20.5.1~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-11:20.5.2~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-11:20.6.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-1
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1:20.6.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-21:20.6.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-2build31:20.6.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-2build41:20.6.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-2build5
None known
asterisk
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
1:22.2.0~dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-21:22.3.0~dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-11:22.4.1~dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-11:22.4.1~dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-21:22.5.1~dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-11:22.5.2~dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-1
None known
asterisk
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
1:22.5.2~dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-11:22.10.0+dfsg+~cs6.17.60671434-1ubuntu21:22.10.0+dfsg+~cs6.17.60671434-1ubuntu3
None known
asterisk
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:22.5.2~dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-23739 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.0) in Asterisk, published February 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. Fixed in asterisk 1:22.8.2+dfsg+~cs6.15.60671435-1.

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