Vulnerability · Published Feb 15, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-2521Open5GS SGW-C sgwc_s5c_handle_create_session_response memory corruption
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity memory corruption in Open5GS. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A weakness has been identified in Open5GS up to 2.7.6. This issue affects the function sgwc_s5c_handle_create_session_response of the component SGW-C. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-346109 | Open5GS SGW-C sgwc_s5c_handle_create_session_response memory corruption vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-346109 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #738334 | Open5GS SGWC v2.7.6 Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4282 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4282#issue-3807902188 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/ product