CVE-2026-57188

Asterisk: Stack buffer overflow in res_xmpp XMPP namespace prefix handling

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 27, 2026 at 05:55 PM UTC
Updated: October 28, 2026 at 02:22 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorAsteriskCertified Asterisk

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

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 stack buffer overflow in `res_xmpp` `XMPP namespace prefix` handling using carefully crafted packets. The `res_xmpp` module must be loaded, an XMPP connection must be configured in `xmpp.conf`, and the attacker must have an XMPP account on the same or a federated server. 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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 20.20.121.0.0-pre1 ≤ v < 21.12.322.0.0-pre1 ≤ v < 22.10.123.0.0-pre1 ≤ v < 23.4.121.0.0-pre122.0.0-pre123.0.0-pre1
v < 20.7-cert1122.8-cert1-pre1 ≤ v < 22.8-cert322.8-cert1-pre1

Remediation

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CVSS

7.1HIGHGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-787

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