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CVE-2026-116786: FreeSWITCH: Channel-variable injection via SIP REFER leads to command execution in mod_sofia

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 35/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.45% (FIRST EPSS).
  • 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.
  • Fixed version: signalwire freeswitch 1.11.2.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to signalwire freeswitch 1.11.2 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

FreeSWITCH is a Software Defined Telecom Stack enabling the digital transformation from proprietary telecom switches to a software implementation that runs on any commodity hardware. Prior to 1.11.2, sofia_handle_sip_i_refer() placed raw Refer-To URI parameters and headers inside a sip_invite_params channel-variable block passed to switch_ivr_originate(). The originate parser treated a comma in the attacker-controlled value as a variable separator, allowing an authenticated caller on a bridged call to inject arbitrary variables into a newly originated leg. An injected execute_on_originate value could invoke the system dialplan application before answer and execute operating-system commands with the FreeSWITCH process privileges. SIP REFER is enabled by default, and the sender needs only a registered account and a call that takes the off-box transfer path, not administrative or Event Socket access. This issue is fixed in version 1.11.2.

Published
Nov 5, 2026
Updated
Nov 10, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 39th percentile

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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · GitHub_M
8.8
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Versions reported by the vendor

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  • signalwire freeswitch

    • < 1.11.2affected

Affected versions

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  • freeswitch freeswitchbefore 1.11.2

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-116779FreeSWITCH: Inbound SIP MESSAGE can select the api chat proto and run FreeSWITCH API commandsKEV
    70This week
  • CVE-2019-19492FreeSWITCH 1.6.10 through 1.10.1 has a default password in event_socket.conf.xml.
    60This week
  • CVE-2026-49841FreeSWITCH: Pre-authentication heap buffer overflow in `mod_verto` HTTP POST body read
    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-116784Nov 5, 2026 · FreeSWITCH: Out-of-bounds read in RTCP NACK feedback parsing
    30Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-116785Nov 5, 2026 · FreeSWITCH: Pre-authentication heap out-of-bounds write in mod_xml_rpc WebSocket frame length handling
    36Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-116787Nov 5, 2026 · FreeSWITCH: Pre-authentication process termination in the Event Socket via an unbounded Content-Length
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
signalwire freeswitch1.11.2 · descriptionVendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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  1. Published
  2. Fix recordedsame day
  3. TodayNov 12, 2026+7 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-1167790 days apartFreeSWITCH: Inbound SIP MESSAGE can select the api chat proto and run FreeSWITCH API commandsKEV
    70This week

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-2026-1167900 days apartFreeSWITCH: Inbound ICE connectivity checks are accepted without verifying STUN MESSAGE-INTEGRITY
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2026-49843149 days apartFreeSWITCH: Pre-authentication session eviction via attacker-chosen `sessid` in `mod_verto`
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2026-49848149 days apartFreeSWITCH: Pre-authentication `userVariables` injection in `mod_verto`
    17Monitor

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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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
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. SSVC exploitation— → none
  2. Exploit maturity— → none
  3. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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