Vulnerability · Published Feb 6, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-1976Free5GC SMF SessionDeletionResponse null pointer dereference
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in Free5GC. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A weakness has been identified in Free5GC up to 4.1.0. Affected is the function SessionDeletionResponse of the component SMF. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476, CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-344498 | Free5GC SMF SessionDeletionResponse null pointer dereference vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-344498 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #743239 | free5gc SMF v4.1.0 Denial of Service third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/817 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/817#issue-3832188092 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/free5gc/smf/pull/189 issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/ product