FreePBX: Authenticated Access can lead to Subsequent OAuth2 Authentication Bypass in API Module
FreePBX is an open source IP PBX. Prior to 17.0.8, the FreePBX api module's OAuth2 implementation does not sufficiently validate client credentials during token issuance. Knowledge of a valid client_id is required. The validateClient() method in ClientRepository.php unconditionally returns true, allowing any party with knowledge of a valid client_id to obtain OAuth2 access tokens without providing the correct client_secret. This vulnerability is fixed in 17.0.8.
- Published
- May 29, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 21, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 26th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-1390
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Report tools
Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.6 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 7.6
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| sangoma | freepbx | cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:freepbx |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- sangoma freepbxbefore 17.0.8
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
FreePBX security-reporting
- < 17.0.8affected
Same product
sangoma: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-57819FreePBX Affected by Authentication Bypass Leading to SQL Injection and RCEKEV96Now
- CVE-2019-19006Sangoma FreePBX 115.0.16.26 and below, 14.0.13.11 and below, 13.0.197.13 and below have Incorrect Access Control.KEV86Now
- CVE-2012-4869The callme_startcall function in recordings/misc/callme_page.php in FreePBX 2.9, 2.10, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitr51Plan
- CVE-2020-36630FreePBX cdr Cdr.class.php ajaxHandler sql injection39Monitor
- CVE-2025-66039FreePBX Endpoint Manager Allows Unauthenticated Logins to Administrator Control Panel via Forged Basic Auth Header38Monitor
- CVE-2026-46376FreePBX: Unauthenticated Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability in FreePBX UCP Interface37Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| FreePBX security-reporting | 17.0.8 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
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Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
- CVE-2026-442380 days apartFreePBX: Authenticated SQL Injection via ORDER BY in CDR Reports34Monitor
- CVE-2026-2821085 days apartFreePBX: Authenticated SQL Injection in CDR (Call Data Record) Reports34Monitor
- CVE-2026-2828785 days apartFreePBX: Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Recordings Module AJAX Endpoints34Monitor
- CVE-2026-442390 days apartFreePBX: Authenticated Local File Inclusion in Dashboard Module30Monitor
Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-1390 · Weak AuthenticationCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.