Absolute path traversal vulnerability in recordings/misc/audio.php in the Asterisk Recording Interface (ARI) web interface in Asterisk@Home before 2.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary MP3, WAV, and GSM files via a full pathname in the recording parameter. NOTE: this issue can also be used to determine existence of files.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2021 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.78%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.07% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.71% | 1.78% | +1.07% |
| 2 | 2025-05-19 | 0.58% | 0.71% | +0.13% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.58% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: Asterisk@Home, Asterisk@Home, 2.8
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| asteriskathome | asteriskathome | <= 2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:asteriskathome:asteriskathome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |