Description
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 1.11.3, sofia_presence_handle_sip_i_message() split the To user of an inbound SIP MESSAGE on a plus sign and treated the left side as a chat protocol selector. Selecting the api chat proto reached switch_api_execute(), allowing a peer whose MESSAGE was accepted to run FreeSWITCH API commands, including operating-system command sinks, with the daemon's privileges. Inbound chat is enabled on the stock internal and external profiles, and any authenticated profile account is sufficient; stock directory users without password material can also remove that barrier in affected configurations. The flaw permits configuration and credential disclosure, arbitrary call control, and command execution, and exploitation has been observed in the wild. This issue is fixed in version 1.11.3.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| signalwire | freeswitch | < 1.11.3 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 2 repositories
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hackzuoji/freeswitch-cve-2026-116779-POC ★ 2 · Nov 6, 2026
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majidrahimi5020-lgtm/Poc-exploit-for-CVE-2026-116779-FreeSWITCH- ★ 1 · Nov 1, 2026
🚨 CVE ID: CVE-2026-116779 📦 Product: FreeSWITCH 💉 Type: Command Injection (via SIP MESSAGE) 🔥 Score: 9.8 (Critical(RCE)) +20K target
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-4364 SignalWire FreeSWITCH: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 5, 2026