AMF crash via missing transfer request object
Published Aug 30, 2026 · Updated Aug 30, 2026
Null pointer dereference in Open5GS AMF 2.7.0 through 2.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to crash the AMF service. The Namf transfer handler accepts an empty request body, leaves UeContextTransferReqData null, and dereferences its reason member. Exploitation requires a valid UE context identifier and terminates the AMF process, interrupting 5G core mobility service.
Summary
What happened
Null pointer dereference in Open5GS AMF 2.7.0 through 2.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to crash the AMF service. The Namf transfer handler accepts an empty request body, leaves UeContextTransferReqData null, and dereferences its reason member. Exploitation requires a valid UE context identifier and terminates the AMF process, interrupting 5G core mobility service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-82588
- Published
- Aug 30, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 30, 2026
- Vendor
- Open5GS
- Product
- Open5GS
- Classifications
- CWE-476, CWE-404, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 30, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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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
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Empty-body Namf transfer request reproductionproof of concept · demonstrated
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