Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-8290Open5GS 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).
Official description
A security flaw has been discovered in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. This issue affects the function smf_nsmf_handle_update_data_in_vsmf of the file /src/smf/nsmf-handler.c of the component SMF. The manipulation results in denial of service. The attack can be executed 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)
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-362587 | Open5GS SMF nsmf-handler.c smf_nsmf_handle_update_data_in_vsmf denial of service vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-362587 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #808507 | Open5gs SMF v2.7.7 Denial of Service third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4454 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/ product