signalwire freeswitch: command injection

signalwire freeswitch

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.

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Upgrade FreeSWITCH to 1.11.3 or later.

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FreeSWITCH

On 1.11.2 and earlierApply >= 1.11.3
On 1.xUpgrade to FreeSWITCH 1.11.3

First seen: 6 Nov 2026
Last update: 6 Nov 2026, 18:18 UTC
Fixed in: >= 1.11.3
1.11.3
Identifiers: CVE-2026-116779
CVSS: 9.8
Source: news

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## signalwire freeswitch: command injection
Severity: critical. Patch status: patched.
Affected: signalwire freeswitch
Fixed in: >= 1.11.3, 1.11.3
Ids: CVE-2026-116779

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.

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for signalwire freeswitch. If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.
2. Fix by release line: FreeSWITCH: <= 1.11.2 → >= 1.11.3; 1.11.3.

## Fix by release line
| Line | State | Fix | Until then |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreeSWITCH <= 1.11.2 | fixed | >= 1.11.3 | — |
| FreeSWITCH | fixed | 1.11.3 | — |

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve("CVE-2026-116779") for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/commit/7015f6a73ab3d67fed5fbfc277ecfb88a74c2a86 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116779
https://pwned.coffee/i/freeswitch-is-a-software-defined-telecom-stack-enabling-cve-2026-116779

Timeline

6 Nov 2026, 18:18 UTC
Fix status: unknown → patched.
6 Nov 2026
First reported.

Receipt

Exploitation: No known exploitation
Fix by release line: Product Affected Fixed in Source
FreeSWITCH <= 1.11.2 >= 1.11.3 GitHub advisory checked 7 Nov
FreeSWITCH before 1.11.3 1.11.3 CVE record (CNA) checked 7 Nov
Score: CVSS 9.8 (critical). CVSS 3.1 9.8 (CNA GitHub_M) for CVE-2026-116779
Last checked: 7 Nov 2026, 18:18 UTC

Product	Affected	Fixed in	Source
FreeSWITCH	<= 1.11.2	>= 1.11.3	GitHub advisory checked 7 Nov
FreeSWITCH	before 1.11.3	1.11.3	CVE record (CNA) checked 7 Nov

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