TLDR InfoSec · ATTACKS & VULNERABILITIES

FREEPBX SERVERS HACKED VIA ZERO-DAY, EMERGENCY FIX RELEASED

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Summary from the TLDR InfoSec newsletter

There is an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability affecting systems with exposed Administrator Control Panel (ACP). Hackers have exploited it since August 21, compromising servers and affecting thousands of SIP extensions, allowing attackers to run commands as the Asterisk user. Sangoma has released emergency EDGE module fixes. It recommends blocking ACP access, restoring from pre-August 21 backups if compromised, and rotating all credentials.