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CVE-2026-45562

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  • Published2026-09-28
  • Fixed in17.0.6 · 16.0.4
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

FreePBX is an open source IP PBX. Prior to versions 16.0.4 and 17.0.6, the FreePBX Music on Hold (MoH) module contains a critical security flaw that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands with the privileges of the Asterisk service. Authentication with an existing FreePBX administrator account is required. The root cause lies in the fact that the module accepts a POST parameter that defines a custom Asterisk application, which is then stored in the database without any sanitization. Later, this data is written directly to the musiconhold_additional.conf configuration file without validation. Since Asterisk reads this configuration file and executes the specified application, an attacker can inject arbitrary commands that will be executed with Asterisk's permissions. This issue has been patched in versions 16.0.4 and 17.0.6.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-09-2818:17CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-45562?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-45562?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Sangoma freepbx
BranchAffectedFixed in
17.0≥ 17.0, < 17.0.617.0.6
16.0≥ 16.0, < 16.0.416.0.4

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Sangoma freepbx to 17.0.6 · 16.0.4

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2026-09-28
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 4.07.7read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.2read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.4 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2026-09-28
Last Modified
2026-10-16
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45562?

FreePBX is an open source IP PBX. Prior to versions 16.0.4 and 17.0.6, the FreePBX Music on Hold (MoH) module contains a critical security flaw that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands with the privileges of the Asterisk service. Authentication with an existing FreePBX administrator account is required. The root cause lies in the fact that the module accepts a POST parameter that defines a custom Asterisk application, which is then stored in the database without any sanitization. Later, this data is written directly to the musiconhold_additional.conf configuration file without validation. Since Asterisk reads this configuration file and executes the specified application, an attacker can inject arbitrary commands that will be executed with Asterisk's permissions. This issue has been patched in versions 16.0.4 and 17.0.6.

Is CVE-2026-45562 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-45562 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.4% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-45562?

CVE-2026-45562 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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