Vulnerability · Published May 10, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-8224Open5GS PCF context.c pcf_sess_set_ipv6prefix denial of service
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Open5GS. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was determined in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. Affected by this issue is the function pcf_sess_set_ipv6prefix of the file /src/pcf/context.c of the component PCF. Executing a manipulation of the argument SmPolicyContextData.ipv6AddressPrefix can lead to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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-362441 | Open5GS PCF context.c pcf_sess_set_ipv6prefix denial of service vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-362441 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #808443 | Open5gs PCF v2.7.7 Denial of Service third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4439 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/ product