CVE-2019-19538 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands and escalate privileges via the System Admin module in FreePBX.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-19538?
CVE-2019-19538 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Sangoma Freepbx, published on 16 Mar 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Sangoma FreePBX 13 through 15 and sysadmin (aka System Admin) 13.0.92 through 15.0.13.6 modules have a Remote Command Execution vulnerability that results in Privilege Escalation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19538?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sangoma Freepbx.
How do I fix CVE-2019-19538?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2019-19538 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19538 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sangoma Freepbx
- CVE-2025-57819 Sangoma FreePBX Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2019-19006 Sangoma FreePBX Improper Authentication
- CVE-2026-73663 FreePBX: Unauthenticated SQL injection in FreePBX missedcall via inbound Caller ID name leads to administrator takeover
- CVE-2026-73665 FreePBX UCP: Unauthenticated remote code execution via socket.io namespace auth bypass and AMI action injection
- CVE-2026-46376 FreePBX: Unauthenticated Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability in FreePBX UCP Interface
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2h3f-cc2p-j8f8.