What is CVE-2019-19492?

CVE-2019-19492 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freeswitch, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-02.

How severe is CVE-2019-19492?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-19492 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Freeswitch

CVE-2019-19492

FreeSWITCH 1.6.10 through 1.10.1 has a default password in event_socket.conf.xml.

Published 2019-12-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.294 (98.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.294 · newest: 0.294 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Freeswitch

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47698 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19492?: CVE-2019-19492 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freeswitch, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-19492?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-19492 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.