Vulnerability · Published Apr 6, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-5661Free5GC NGSetupRequest denial of service
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Free5GC. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability was identified in Free5GC 4.2.0. This affects an unknown function of the component NGSetupRequest Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: 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:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-355485 | Free5GC NGSetupRequest denial of service vdb-entry
- VDB-355485 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #785896 | Linux Foundation free5GC 4.2.0 State Synchronization Error third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/832 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/free5gc/amf/pull/201 issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/25581199/amfcfg.yaml exploit
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/ product