Zero-Day Drama: FreePBX Servers Get a Bug Fix After Security Meltdown
Sangoma rushes to patch a zero-day vulnerability in FreePBX, urgently urging users to update. Tracked as CVE-2025-57819, this bug is causing quite the ruckus with its perfect 10/10 CVSS score. If you don’t want hackers crashing your PBX party, better secure that admin panel tighter than your grandma’s cookie jar!
Hot Take:
The FreePBX servers have been caught with their digital pants down, thanks to a zero-day vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10 out of 10. It’s like leaving your house keys under the doormat and then announcing it on social media. Sangoma has swooped in with emergency patches faster than you can say ‘remote code execution,’ but not before some cyber scoundrels took the opportunity to wreak havoc. It’s a good reminder to always lock your digital doors, especially when they lead to your administrator control panel!
Key Points:
- A zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-57819) with a perfect 10/10 CVSS score has been exploited in FreePBX servers.
- The flaw involves insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data, leading to potential database manipulation and remote code execution.
- Emergency patches have been released for FreePBX versions 15, 16, and 17.
- The bug allows attackers to gain root-level access by chaining multiple steps.
- Sangoma advises immediate action, including firewall protection and updating to the latest patched version.