Vulnerability · Published May 10, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-8249Open5GS SMF npcf-handler.c update_authorized_pcc_rule_and_qos denial of service
Medium 4.3
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 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A flaw has been found in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. The impacted element is the function update_authorized_pcc_rule_and_qos of the file /src/smf/npcf-handler.c of the component SMF. This manipulation causes denial of service. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-362546 | Open5GS SMF npcf-handler.c update_authorized_pcc_rule_and_qos denial of service vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-362546 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #808473 | Open5gs SMF v2.7.7 Denial of Service third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4443 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/ product