Vulnerability · Published May 31, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-10157Open5GS NGAP PathSwitchRequest Message ngap-handler.c improper authentication

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity improper authentication 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 36% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.5% 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 2.7.6. This impacts an unknown function of the file src/amf/ngap-handler.c of the component NGAP PathSwitchRequest Message Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The identifier of the patch is a188e36b1741ffc2252133f59b1bda4f14d3cb5c. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Open5GS 2.7.02.7.12.7.22.7.32.7.42.7.52.7.6

Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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