AMF crash via unknown-context NULL dereference
Published May 1, 2026 · Updated May 1, 2026
NULL pointer dereference in Open5GS 2.7.0 through 2.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to crash the AMF through its SBI endpoint. The transfer-update handler follows its unknown-context cleanup path, then unconditionally dereferences the still-NULL amf_ue pointer. Exploitation requires network access to the Namf_Communication SBI and terminates the AMF process without a reported data impact.
Summary
What happened
NULL pointer dereference in Open5GS 2.7.0 through 2.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to crash the AMF through its SBI endpoint. The transfer-update handler follows its unknown-context cleanup path, then unconditionally dereferences the still-NULL amf_ue pointer. Exploitation requires network access to the Namf_Communication SBI and terminates the AMF process without a reported data impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-7535
- Published
- May 1, 2026
- Updated
- May 1, 2026
- Vendor
- Open5GS
- Product
- Open5GS
- Classifications
- CWE-404, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 1, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 1, 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
- Affected versionversion=2.7.7
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Public exploit references
- Open5GS issue 4399 crash reproductionproof of concept · demonstrated
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