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.
CVE-2026-116779
“—” beside the score: it is equal to the CVSS score beside it.
Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-11-09), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. A secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8 retained for reference (NVD's own analysis pending). Confidence: HIGH.
Also known asEUVD-2026-117752 (ENISA EUVD)Source: ENISA EUVD
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV) — the reason this is sooner than the SSVC decision on this page at low mission impact
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8CRITICALhigh confidence
- EG Risk
- 99EG Risk 99/100
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.
How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)Severity98% × 45%Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 9.8 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.Exploitation100% × 40%Fixed at 100% for a CISA KEV listing: EchelonGraph's rule.Automatability100% × 15%CISA's SSVC Automatable value: yes (Vulnrichment).SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Attend at low mission impact; Act at medium or high.Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.Action: A fix is available. Apply it sooner than your standard update timelines at low mission impact and as soon as possible at medium or high. - EPSS PROB
- 2.5%
- EPSS %ILE
- 84th
- KEV
- ⚠ Exploited
What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)
The EG score (9.8): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 9.8 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.
- EG Severity
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.a secondary CVSS source · CVSS v3.0 or v3.1
- EG Likelihood
- 2.5% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-11-11). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
- Confirmed exploitation
- CISA KEV and EG-KEV Tier 1 (exploited in the wild)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
- EG Priority
- SSVC Act at medium mission impactAttend at low mission impact; Act at medium or high.CISA BOD 26-04: 3 days & forensic triage if the affected system is publicly exposed; 3 days & forensic triage if it is not.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Attend at low mission impact; Act at medium or high.
A fix is available. Apply it sooner than your standard update timelines at low mission impact and as soon as possible at medium or high.
Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table
BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)3 days & forensic triage if the affected system is publicly exposed; 3 days & forensic triage if it is not.
The score's inputs: In CISA KEV yes (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it
CISA required action“Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.”
Quoted verbatim from CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. CISA directs it at US federal civilian executive branch agencies under Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04, which replaced BOD 22-01 on 10 June 2026; it is not EchelonGraph's advice. CISA's notes: https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/security/advisories/GHSA-mg63-h38w-8p9p · https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk · https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk · https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116779
Published
November 5, 2026
Last Modified
November 10, 2026
Advisory Details (5)
Auto-updated Nov 10, 2026Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-116779Inbound SIP MESSAGE can select the api chat proto and run FreeSWITCH API commands · Advisory · signalwire/freeswitch · GitHub
https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/security/advisories/GHSA-mg63-h38w-8p9pFreeSWITCH v1.11.3 Release
Patch available: signalwire/freeswitch v1.11.3
https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/releases/tag/v1.11.3[mod_sofia] Add enable-chat-api-proto to gate the api chat proto
Patch available: signalwire/freeswitch v1.11.3 (PR #3135 merged 2026-08-26)
https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/pull/3135commit 7015f6a73ab3 (signalwire/freeswitch)
Patch available: signalwire/freeswitch v1.11.3 (contains commit 7015f6a73ab3)
https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/commit/7015f6a73ab3d67fed5fbfc277ecfb88a74c2a86Weakness Classification(3)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-11-12 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.5% · 84th percentile
- 2026-11-12 07:34 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
- 2026-11-11 16:38 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.5% · 84th percentile
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- 2026-11-10 16:42 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.2% · 82nd percentile
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- 2026-11-09 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 1.3% · 70th percentile
- 2026-11-09 16:32 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
- 2026-11-09 16:32 UTCCISA KEV update
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- 2026-11-08 16:38 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 1.3% · 70th percentile
- 2026-11-07 17:27 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
- 2026-11-07 16:38 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 1.3% · 70th percentile
- 2026-11-07 05:27 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
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- 2026-11-06 23:51 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
- 2026-11-06 16:36 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 1.3% · 70th percentile
- 2026-11-05 21:04 UTCENISA EUVD ID recordedEUVD-2026-117752 · Source: ENISA EUVD
- 2026-11-05 20:27 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
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- 2026-11-05 19:43 UTCEchelonGraph re-scoredFirst assessed: 9.8 CRITICAL
- 2026-11-05 19:42 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Public exploit code is referenced for this CVE (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly.
- Open source ↗GitHub PoChackzuoji/freeswitch-cve-2026-116779-POCPublished Nov 6, 2026
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