Vulnerability · Published May 10, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-8222Open5GS sm-policies Endpoint nbsf-handler.c pcf_nbsf_management_handle_register 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 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability has been found in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. Affected is the function pcf_nbsf_management_handle_register of the file src/pcf/nbsf-handler.c of the component sm-policies Endpoint. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed to the public 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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-362439 | Open5GS sm-policies Endpoint nbsf-handler.c pcf_nbsf_management_handle_register denial of service vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-362439 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #808427 | Open5gs PCF v2.7.7 Denial of Service third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4437 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/ product