CVE-2026-8289Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated SMF crash via missing profile dereference

Published May 11, 2026 · Updated May 11, 2026

Denial of service in Open5GS SMF 2.7.0 through 2.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to crash the SMF via a malformed update. smf_nsmf_handle_update_data_in_vsmf accepts an item lacking qosFlowProfile, then dereferences that null pointer while formatting a validation error. The request must reach the SMF service-based interface and reference an active session; process exit interrupts session management.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Open5GS SMF 2.7.0 through 2.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to crash the SMF via a malformed update. smf_nsmf_handle_update_data_in_vsmf accepts an item lacking qosFlowProfile, then dereferences that null pointer while formatting a validation error. The request must reach the SMF service-based interface and reference an active session; process exit interrupts session management.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-8289
Published
May 11, 2026
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
Open5GS
Product
Open5GS
Classifications
CWE-404, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.7.0
  2. Affected versionversion=2.7.1
  3. Affected versionversion=2.7.2
  4. Affected versionversion=2.7.3
  5. Affected versionversion=2.7.4
  6. Affected versionversion=2.7.5
  7. Affected versionversion=2.7.6
  8. Affected versionversion=2.7.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Open5GS · Open5GSversion=2.7.0; version=2.7.1; version=2.7.2; version=2.7.3; version=2.7.4; version=2.7.5; version=2.7.6; version=2.7.7

Published CVSS scores

4.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
2.1VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
6.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

Public exploit references

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