CVE-2025-67722 Privilege escalation in framework
Authenticated local attackers in the asterisk group can escalate privileges to root by placing a malicious file in a writable directory executed by amportal.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-67722?
CVE-2025-67722 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sangoma Freepbx, published on 16 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
FreePBX is an open-source web-based graphical user interface (GUI) that manages Asterisk. Prior to versions 16.0.45 and 17.0.24 of the FreePBX framework, an authenticated local privilege escalation exists in the deprecated FreePBX startup script `amportal`. In the deprecated `amportal` utility, the lookup for the `freepbx_engine` file occurs in `/etc/asterisk/` directories. Typically, these are configured by FreePBX as writable by the **asterisk** user and any members of the **asterisk** group. This means that a member of the **asterisk** group can add their own `freepbx_engine` file in `/etc/asterisk/` and upon `amportal` executing, it would exec that file with root permissions (even though the file was created and placed by a non-root user). Version 16.0.45 and 17.0.24 contain a fix for the issue. Other mitigation strategies are also available. Confirm only trusted local OS system users are members of the `asterisk` group. Look for suspicious files in the `/etc/asterisk/` directory (via Admin -> Config Edit in the GUI, or via CLI). Double-check that `live_dangerously = no` is set (or unconfigured, as the default is **no**) in `/etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf` file. Eliminate any unsafe custom use of Asterisk dial plan applications and functions that potentially can manipulate the file system, e.g., System(), FILE(), etc.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-67722?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sangoma Freepbx.
How do I fix CVE-2025-67722?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-67722 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-67722 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-67722 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sangoma Freepbx
- CVE-2025-57819 Sangoma FreePBX Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2019-19006 Sangoma FreePBX Improper Authentication
- CVE-2026-73663 FreePBX: Unauthenticated SQL injection in FreePBX missedcall via inbound Caller ID name leads to administrator takeover
- CVE-2026-73665 FreePBX UCP: Unauthenticated remote code execution via socket.io namespace auth bypass and AMI action injection
- CVE-2026-46376 FreePBX: Unauthenticated Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability in FreePBX UCP Interface
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p42w-v77m-hfp8.