# CVE-2026-116573: FreeSWITCH mod\_sofia: stack buffer overflow from an over-long SIP To-header user

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-117730
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.11.2
- Published: 2026-11-05 · Updated: 2026-11-05

CVE-2026-116573 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.5 (medium) and affects freeswitch; fixed in 1.11.2.

## Summary

FreeSWITCH's mod_sofia module has a stack buffer overflow in its dialog-event notification handling, which a peer can trigger by sending an over-long SIP To-header user part and then subscribing to that dialog. The bug can be reached remotely over the network, but it requires valid profile credentials unless subscription authentication is disabled, and it can crash the FreeSWITCH process and all active calls.

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 an open-source software telecommunications platform. From 1.10.0 until 1.11.1, a stack-based buffer overflow in mod_sofia when generating dialog-event notifications. A peer can establish a dialog with an excessively long SIP To-header user part and subsequently subscribe to that entity’s dialog events, causing the stored value to overflow a fixed-size stack buffer. Exploitation requires presence or shared-appearance management to be enabled and normally requires valid profile credentials, unless subscription authentication is disabled. The overflow can terminate the FreeSWITCH process and all active calls. This vulnerability 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.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-116573 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-2026-116573

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116573?

freeswitch: before 1.11.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-116573

### How do I fix CVE-2026-116573?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 1.11.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-116573

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## References

- https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/security/advisories/GHSA-6368-jw63-r8g2
- https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/commit/49f39c074a5bf81c754619e37ec9e39f2407101f
- https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/releases/tag/v1.11.2

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