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TI-2026-85621 Aliases CVE-2026-116785

Heap out-of-bounds write in FreeSWITCH mod_xml_rpc WebSocket handling

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-122Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

FreeSWITCH before 1.11.2 has a heap out-of-bounds write in the mod_xml_rpc WebSocket frame parser, where a 64-bit extended payload length is narrowed into a signed value that bypasses the size check (CWE-681, CWE-122, CWE-787). An unauthenticated remote client that completes a /socket WebSocket upgrade on an enabled mod_xml_rpc endpoint reaches the parser before HTTP authentication. The overwrite can corrupt connection pointers and crash FreeSWITCH, ending all concurrent sessions, although remote code execution has not been demonstrated.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Description from the CNA

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 1.11.2, ws_read_frame() decoded a WebSocket frame's 64-bit extended payload length with a 32-bit byte swap and narrowed the result into a signed length. A value whose surviving low word became negative bypassed the signed size check and was reinterpreted as an enormous unsigned count, causing client bytes to overwrite memory beyond the 64 KiB receive buffer. Any client completing a /socket WebSocket upgrade on an enabled mod_xml_rpc endpoint reached the parser before HTTP authentication; both the module and WebSocket endpoint are disabled by default. The heap overwrite can corrupt connection pointers and crash FreeSWITCH, ending every concurrent session, although remote code execution has not been demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 1.11.2.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01031 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed freeswitch (signalwire): 1.11.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
signalwirefreeswitchbefore 1.11.21.11.2Patch availableCNA
  • freeswitch Vendorsignalwire Affected before 1.11.2 Fixed in 1.11.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freeswitch:freeswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——freeswitch
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeswitch:freeswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·freeswitch

Remediation

Upgrade signalwire FreeSWITCH to version 1.11.2. The sources list no fixed version for other FreeSWITCH releases.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

  • Fix · CNA freeswitch (signalwire) Fixed in 1.11.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116785

References

  • TI-2023-08915 heap-over-flow in stun_parse_attribute in sofia-sip CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-13049 Heap-based Buffer Overflow and Out-of-bounds Write in Sofia-SIP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-28097 FreeSWITCH susceptible to Denial of Service via DTLS Hello packets during call initiation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-20909 Resource allocation without limits in signalwire freeswitch CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-20908 FreeSWITCH allows remote users to trigger out of bounds write by offering an ICE candidate with unknown component ID CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-15601 heap-over-flow and integer-overflow in sofia-sip CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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