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CVE-2026-116788: signalwire freeswitch · Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Affects signalwire freeswitchSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High : upgrade to 1.11.2 soon.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 19:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (GitHub_M)CVSS 3.18.2
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.11.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade signalwire freeswitch to 1.11.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
signalwirefreeswitchAffected
  • <1.11.2
Fixed in
  • 1.11.2

AI-suggested

Upgrade FreeSWITCH to version 1.11.2 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Ensure that SIP profiles do not permit DTD processing unless necessary, and consider disabling presence management if not required. Since an official fix is available, applying the update is the recommended remediation.

Description

CVE-2026-116788 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in FreeSWITCH before version 1.11.2. It arises from an integer underflow in the switch_xml_decode() function when processing XML documents with entities that have empty replacement values. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted SIP PUBLISH request to a SIP profile with presence management and DTD processing enabled, causing heap memory corruption and process termination, disrupting active calls. The issue is fixed in FreeSWITCH version 1.11.2.

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