CVE-2026-72578: CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in FreePBX FreePBX Framework
CVE-2026-72578 is a high-severity cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in FreePBX Framework version 17.0. It allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform administrative actions by exploiting the privileges of an authenticated administrator. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in FreePBX Framework 17.0 is a CSRF flaw that enables an attacker without authentication to trick an authenticated administrator into executing unintended administrative commands. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to perform administrative actions on the FreePBX Framework as if they were an authenticated administrator. This can lead to full compromise of the affected system's configuration and potentially disrupt telephony services or expose sensitive information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should consider limiting access to the FreePBX administrative interface and employ additional protective measures such as CSRF tokens or web application firewalls if possible.
CVE-2026-72578: CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in FreePBX FreePBX Framework
Description
CVE-2026-72578 is a high-severity cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in FreePBX Framework version 17.0. It allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform administrative actions by exploiting the privileges of an authenticated administrator. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
FreePBX
FreePBX Framework
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in FreePBX Framework 17.0 is a CSRF flaw that enables an attacker without authentication to trick an authenticated administrator into executing unintended administrative commands. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to perform administrative actions on the FreePBX Framework as if they were an authenticated administrator. This can lead to full compromise of the affected system's configuration and potentially disrupt telephony services or expose sensitive information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should consider limiting access to the FreePBX administrative interface and employ additional protective measures such as CSRF tokens or web application firewalls if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- TuranSec
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-10T10:32:53.854Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a79ae70bf8831d5398afd32
Added to database: 08/10/2026, 10:56:48 UTC
Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 15:57:31 UTC
Last updated: 09/23/2026, 01:47:44 UTC
Views: 31
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