November 13, 2026 Follow Egret
CVE-2025-57819 · CVE record: PUBLISHED

FreePBX Affected by Authentication Bypass Leading to SQL Injection and RCE

FreePBX endpoint

FreePBX is an open-source web-based graphical user interface. FreePBX 15, 16, and 17 endpoints are vulnerable due to insufficiently sanitized user-supplied data allowing unauthenticated access to FreePBX Administrator leading to arbitrary database manipulation and remote code execution. This issue has been patched in endpoint versions 15.0.66, 16.0.89, and 17.0.3.

Exploitation evidence

Known exploited · CISA KEV listed

Added 2025-08-29. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA due date: 2025-09-19. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.

KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗

Reported products and versions

FreePBX / endpoint

Default status: Not specified

  • affected: < 15.0.66
  • affected: < 16.0.89
  • affected: < 17.0.3

Fixes and workarounds

No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.

Sources and related reporting

CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON

Observed change timeline

History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.

12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

{
  "date": "2026-11-12",
  "epss": 0.95213,
  "percentile": 0.99866
}
10 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

{
  "date": "2026-11-10",
  "epss": 0.95213,
  "percentile": 0.99865
}
09 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

{
  "date": "2026-11-09",
  "epss": 0.95213,
  "percentile": 0.99865
}
08 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

{
  "date": "2026-11-08",
  "epss": 0.95213,
  "percentile": 0.99865
}
07 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

{
  "date": "2026-11-07",
  "epss": 0.95213,
  "percentile": 0.99865
}
06 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

{
  "date": "2026-11-06",
  "epss": 0.95213,
  "percentile": 0.99865
}
06 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

{
  "date": "2026-11-05",
  "epss": 0.95213,
  "percentile": 0.99865
}
04 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

{
  "date": "2026-11-04",
  "epss": 0.95213,
  "percentile": 0.99865
}
03 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

{
  "date": "2026-11-03",
  "epss": 0.95213,
  "percentile": 0.99865
}
03 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed

Stored CNA snapshot at this observation.

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2025-57819",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "active"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "yes"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "total"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-08-29T03:55:27.563332Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "dateAdded": "2025-08-29",
                "reference": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-57819"
              },
              "type": "kev"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2026-02-26T17:47:51.014Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "exploit"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-FreePBX-CVE-2025-57819"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "government-resource"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-57819"
          }
        ],
        "timeline": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "time": "2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z",
            "value": "CVE-2025-57819 added to CISA KEV"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "endpoint",
          "vendor": "FreePBX",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "< 15.0.66"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "< 16.0.89"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "< 17.0.3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "FreePBX is an open-source web-based graphical user interface. FreePBX 15, 16, and 17 endpoints are vulnerable due to insufficiently sanitized user-supplied data allowing unauthenticated access to FreePBX Administrator leading to arbitrary database manipulation and remote code execution. This issue has been patched in endpoint versions 15.0.66, 16.0.89, and 17.0.3."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV4_0": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackRequirements": "NONE",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "baseScore": 10,
            "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "subAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "subConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "subIntegrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H",
            "version": "4.0",
            "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "vulnIntegrityImpact": "HIGH"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-89",
              "description": "CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-288",
              "description": "CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-02-13T21:58:40.502Z",
        "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
        "shortName": "GitHub_M"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "https://github.com/FreePBX/security-reporting/security/advisories/GHSA-m42g-xg4c-5f3h",
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/FreePBX/security-reporting/security/advisories/GHSA-m42g-xg4c-5f3h"
        },
        {
          "name": "https://community.freepbx.org/t/security-advisory-please-lock-down-your-administrator-access/107203",
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://community.freepbx.org/t/security-advisory-please-lock-down-your-administrator-access/107203"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "advisory": "GHSA-m42g-xg4c-5f3h",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
      },
      "title": "FreePBX Affected by Authentication Bypass Leading to SQL Injection and RCE"
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
    "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M",
    "cveId": "CVE-2025-57819",
    "datePublished": "2025-08-28T16:45:18.749Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-08-20T14:30:35.011Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-02-26T17:47:51.014Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2"
}
03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

{
  "date": "2026-11-02",
  "epss": 0.95213,
  "percentile": 0.99865
}
03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed

Stored KEV snapshot at this observation.

{
  "cveID": "CVE-2025-57819",
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-89",
    "CWE-288"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2025-08-29",
  "dueDate": "2025-09-19",
  "forensicTriage": "No",
  "knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Unknown",
  "notes": "https://github.com/FreePBX/security-reporting/security/advisories/GHSA-m42g-xg4c-5f3h ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57819",
  "product": "FreePBX",
  "requiredAction": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
  "shortDescription": "Sangoma FreePBX contains an authentication bypass vulnerability due to insufficiently sanitized user-supplied data allows unauthenticated access to FreePBX Administrator leading to arbitrary database manipulation and remote code execution.",
  "vendorProject": "Sangoma",
  "vulnerabilityName": "Sangoma FreePBX Authentication Bypass Vulnerability"
}
Egret — Back to top Egret