---
id: "CVE-2026-116782"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116782"]
title: "FreeSWITCH: malformed RTMP connect crashes telephony server and drops calls"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["freeswitch", "runtime", "self-hosted", "telephony"]
not_affected_if: ["default-config", "mod-rtmp-disabled"]
published_at: "2026-11-05T20:17:45+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-05T20:40:45+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-05T20:43:04+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116782", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-05T20:40:45+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# FreeSWITCH: malformed RTMP connect crashes telephony server and drops calls

FreeSWITCH before 1.11.2 mishandles a malformed RTMP connect command, reading invalid memory when a string or number is sent where an AMF object is expected. The invalid read reliably crashes FreeSWITCH and ends every active call; no code execution or data disclosure has been demonstrated.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the FreeSWITCH version with `fs_cli -x version` or the installed package version; affected versions are before `1.11.2`.
- Check whether the RTMP module is loaded and listening: look for `mod_rtmp` in the `modules.conf` and the `autoload_configs/rtmp.conf.xml` configuration.

## Fix

- FreeSWITCH: move to `1.11.2` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-05T20:40:45+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116782

## Documents

- [advisory] Vendor advisory: github.com https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/security/advisories/GHSA-v7mq-h638-6fxp
- [fix] Patch: github.com https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/commit/150295ecff43b5ffecf43f250eef3c4fba37b6d5
- [fix] Release notes: github.com https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch/releases/tag/v1.11.2

## From the sources

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 1.11.2, rtmp_i_connect() passed the first RTMP connect argument to amf0_object_get() without checking whether the AMF value was an object. A string or number in place of an AMF object caused union bytes from the message to be interpreted as node pointers and dereferenced. Any client with network access to an enabled mod_rtmp listener could send the malformed connect command before login; the module is disabled in the stock build and configuration. The invalid read reliably crashes FreeSWITCH and ends every active call, while no write, memory disclosure, or code execution has been demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 1.11.2.

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