Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-8289Open5GS SMF nsmf-handler.c smf_nsmf_handle_update_data_in_vsmf 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).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was identified in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. This vulnerability affects the function smf_nsmf_handle_update_data_in_vsmf of the file /src/smf/nsmf-handler.c of the component SMF. The manipulation of the argument qosFlowProfile leads to denial of service. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Open5GS 2.7.02.7.12.7.22.7.32.7.42.7.52.7.62.7.7

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

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