Vulnerability in Open5gs
CVE-2026-8269
A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. Impacted is the function smf_nsmf_handle_create_sm_context of the component SMF. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Open5gs
- Open5gs — versions 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.7.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/362566 (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/362566/cti (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- vuldb.com/submit/808486 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4450 (issue-tracking, Exploit, exploit, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/open5gs/open5gs/ (Product, product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-8269?
- CVE-2026-8269 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open5gs, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-8269?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.