Critical severity · published Jun 9, 2026
CVE-2026-49840
FreeSWITCH: Pre-authentication heap buffer overflow in libesl `Content-Length` parsing
9.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 version 1.11.1, esl_recv_event() parses Content-Length with atol() and passes the result straight to malloc(len + 1) with no sign or magnitude check. A malicious or man-in-the-middle ESL peer can send a frame with a negative Content-Length to corrupt the heap of, or crash, any process linked against libesl, before the client has authenticated to that peer. This issue has been patched in version 1.11.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
freeswitch · signalwire
< 1.11.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49840
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49840
Release Notes
https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/releases/tag/v1.11.1
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/security/advisories/GHSA-g597-9fgg-ghg9
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