Remote SGW-C crash via invalid session type
Published Feb 2, 2026 · Updated Feb 2, 2026
Reachable assertion in Open5GS SGW-C 2.7.0 through 2.7.6 allows remote attackers to crash the process via crafted GTPv2-C messages. The S11 handler retains an invalid session_type derived from a malformed PAA in a Create Session Response, then passes that value to a fatal assertion while processing a follow-up tunnel request. An attacker must act as or inject traffic from a PGW and MME on the GTP control plane; successful exploitation aborts SGW-C and interrupts EPC service.
Summary
What happened
Reachable assertion in Open5GS SGW-C 2.7.0 through 2.7.6 allows remote attackers to crash the process via crafted GTPv2-C messages. The S11 handler retains an invalid session_type derived from a malformed PAA in a Create Session Response, then passes that value to a fatal assertion while processing a follow-up tunnel request. An attacker must act as or inject traffic from a PGW and MME on the GTP control plane; successful exploitation aborts SGW-C and interrupts EPC service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-1736
- Published
- Feb 2, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Open5GS
- Product
- Open5GS
- Classifications
- CWE-617, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 2, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.7.0
- Affected versionversion=2.7.1
- Affected versionversion=2.7.2
- Affected versionversion=2.7.3
- Affected versionversion=2.7.4
- Affected versionversion=2.7.5
- Affected versionversion=2.7.6
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Public exploit references
- GTPv2-C invalid-session-type crash reproducerfunctional · demonstrated
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