Vulnerability · Published May 17, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-8746Open5GS NRF nghttp2-server.c discover_handler use after free

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity use-after-free 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 69.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A security flaw has been discovered in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. Affected by this issue is the function discover_handler in the library /lib/sbi/nghttp2-server.c of the component NRF. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may 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)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Open5GS 2.7.02.7.12.7.22.7.32.7.42.7.52.7.62.7.7

Weakness: CWE-416, CWE-119 · 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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