Asterisk: SQL Injection in cel_pgsql and cel_tds via CELGenUserEvent eventtype Field (CVE-2026-57190)
Published Last modified Sources: BSI, CVE.org
What is affected, what to do
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, the `PostgreSQL` and `TDS/MSSQL` Channel Event Log backends `cel_pgsql` and `cel_tds` may permit arbitrary SQL execution when untrusted data is set in the CEL `eventtype` column by the `CELGenUserEvent` dialplan application.
Update Asterisk to version 20.20.1, Asterisk Certified-asterisk to version 20.7-cert11.
- Affected
- Asterisk
gte 21.0.0-pre1, < 21.12.3..* - Asterisk
lt *..20.20.1 - Asterisk Certified-asterisk
gte 22.8-cert1-pre1, < 22.8-cert3..* - Asterisk Certified-asterisk
lt *..20.7-cert11
- Asterisk
- Fixed in
- Asterisk
20.20.1 - Asterisk Certified-asterisk
20.7-cert11
- Asterisk
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Metrics
7.0
Priority
XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.
Source: Vendor (CNA), CVSS v4
7.0
CVSS v4
Severity High on the scale from 0 to 10.
Source: BSI, CVE.org
0.7 %
EPSS score
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 52.3
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- Severity
- High
Priority (0–325)
The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?
Read in glossary- 86.91 Methodology
Exploit maturity
An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.
Read in glossary- no public PoC known
XIEM Effective CVSS
XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.
Read in glossary- 7.0 Methodology
CVSS v4
CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.
Read in glossary- 7.0
EPSS score
The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.
Read in glossary- 0.7 %
- Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
EPSS percentile
The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.
Read in glossary- 52.3
- High — this CVE ranks above the median of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 36%).
KEV status
The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.
Read in glossary- —
- Published
- CISA assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none known · not automatable · Technical impact: partial
- Source: CISA Vulnrichment, as of 28 October 2026
CWE
CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.
Read in glossary- CWE-89
Detection rules
No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.
Classification under NIS2 and CRA
Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.
NIS2
NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.
Read in glossary- High technical severity: assess and remediate the vulnerability in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2 and document the decision.
CRA
The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.
Read in glossary- From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.
Read in glossary- Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.
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, the `PostgreSQL` and `TDS/MSSQL` Channel Event Log backends `cel_pgsql` and `cel_tds` may permit arbitrary SQL execution when untrusted data is set in the CEL `eventtype` column by the `CELGenUserEvent` dialplan application. The `cel_pgsql` or `cel_tds` backend must be loaded and configured, and the administrator must call `CELGenUserEvent` in the dialplan without ensuring that only valid data is passed to the application. 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.
Source: BSI WID Portal, BSI CSAF, NVD (NIST), CVE.org (MITRE), cvelistv5
Affected products
The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.
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| asterisk | asterisk |
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| asterisk | certified-asterisk |
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Vendors and products
Weakness classes (CWE)
CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Base
The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.
Entry at MITRE CWE-89
References & sources
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-ph27-3m5q-mj5mx_refsource_CONFIRM
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/commit/046a8b0b50623d80926c1adc2eca1c9c17e258…x_refsource_MISC
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/commit/0a86e45e8cde7630276f8363de45f71d1635d2…x_refsource_MISC
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/commit/88c65757b56c716b5a175f35941be22e038b25…x_refsource_MISC
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/commit/8bf7746d01221d6d2bcfcd46ba7a1cff066a1a…x_refsource_MISC
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/commit/8cb6dfd41debb2259ec3a33ccfa78f1d902e4c…x_refsource_MISC
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/commit/a04bee3992c28e1681457370e46f30494b7c66…x_refsource_MISC
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/commit/ff21d90e61d199db9b963c671d125a1e917d41…x_refsource_MISC
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/20.20.1x_refsource_MISC
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/21.12.3x_refsource_MISC
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/22.10.1x_refsource_MISC
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/23.4.1x_refsource_MISC
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/certified-20.7-cert11x_refsource_MISC
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/certified-22.8-cert3x_refsource_MISC
- github.comasterisk/asterisk/tree/24.0.0-pre1x_refsource_MISC
Changes to this CVE
Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).
Record modifiedCISA ADP
CISA assessment (SSVC): exploitation: none known, automatable: no
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After SSVC assessment added —{"id":"CVE-2026-57190","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"partial"}],"version":"2.0.3","timestamp":"2026-10-28T14:35:01.990459Z"}Source identifier: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
ReceivedGitHub
CVSS V4.0: AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L
Weakness type: CWE-89
Description added or changed
New references:- https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/046a8b0b50623d80926c1adc2eca1c9c17e258ed
- https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/0a86e45e8cde7630276f8363de45f71d1635d2f4
- https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/88c65757b56c716b5a175f35941be22e038b256f
- https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/8bf7746d01221d6d2bcfcd46ba7a1cff066a1a8b
and 8 more references
Show 19 original changes
Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Description added —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, the `PostgreSQL` and `TDS/MSSQL` Channel Event Log backends `cel_pgsql` and `cel_tds` may permit arbitrary SQL execution when untrusted data is set in the CEL `eventtype` column by the `CELGenUserEvent` dialplan application. The `cel_pgsql` or `cel_tds` backend must be loaded and configured, and the administrator must call `CELGenUserEvent` in the dialplan without ensuring that only valid data is passed to the application. 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.CVSS added —AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XWeakness type (CWE) added —CWE-89Affected versions (publisher) added —New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/57xxx/CVE-2026-57190.json">CVE-2026-57190</a>Reference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/046a8b0b50623d80926c1adc2eca1c9c17e258edReference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/0a86e45e8cde7630276f8363de45f71d1635d2f4Reference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/88c65757b56c716b5a175f35941be22e038b256fReference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/8bf7746d01221d6d2bcfcd46ba7a1cff066a1a8bReference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/8cb6dfd41debb2259ec3a33ccfa78f1d902e4c22Reference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/a04bee3992c28e1681457370e46f30494b7c6619Reference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/ff21d90e61d199db9b963c671d125a1e917d41acReference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/20.20.1Reference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/21.12.3Reference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/22.10.1Reference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/23.4.1Reference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/certified-20.7-cert11Reference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/releases/tag/certified-22.8-cert3Reference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-ph27-3m5q-mj5mReference added —https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/tree/24.0.0-pre1Source identifier: security-advisories@github.com
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