Vulnerability record

CVE-2019-19006

Sangoma FreePBX Improper Authentication Vulnerability

Severity: CriticalExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run FreePBX, fix it now.

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.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Feb 24, 2026.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

Description

Sangoma FreePBX 115.0.16.26 and below, 14.0.13.11 and below, 13.0.197.13 and below have Incorrect Access Control.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorAffected versionsSource
FreePBXSangoma>= 13.0.0.0, <= 13.0.197.13; >= 14.0.0.0, <= 14.0.13.11; >= 15.0.0.0, <= 15.0.16.26KEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2019-19006 scored CVSS 9.8: Sangoma FreePBX, Sangoma FreePBX Improper Authentication Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched FreePBX systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Coverage

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References

  • wiki.freepbx.org https://wiki.freepbx.org/display/FOP/2019-11-20%2BRemote%2BAdmin%2BAuthentication%2BBypass
  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19006
  • community.freepbx.org https://community.freepbx.org/t/freepbx-security-vulnerability-sec-2019-001/62772
  • pastebin.com https://pastebin.com/2CdsQMKW
  • wiki.freepbx.org https://wiki.freepbx.org/display/FOP/2019-11-20+Remote+Admin+Authentication+Bypass
  • freepbx.org https://www.freepbx.org/category/blog/
  • research.checkpoint.com https://research.checkpoint.com/2020/inj3ctor3-operation-leveraging-asterisk-servers-for-monetization/
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-19006