CVE-2026-9298Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Service crash via missing UE context

Published May 23, 2026 · Updated May 23, 2026

Nil-pointer dereference in Aether SD-Core AMF 2.1.0 through 2.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to crash the service. FetchRanUeContext accepts a PathSwitchRequest without an established UE context and dereferences the resulting nil pointer. An NGAP peer with network access can send the published packet to terminate the AMF process, interrupting 5G control-plane service.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Nil-pointer dereference in Aether SD-Core AMF 2.1.0 through 2.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to crash the service. FetchRanUeContext accepts a PathSwitchRequest without an established UE context and dereferences the resulting nil pointer. An NGAP peer with network access can send the published packet to terminate the AMF process, interrupting 5G control-plane service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-9298
Published
May 23, 2026
Updated
May 23, 2026
Vendor
Aether SD-Core Project
Product
AMF
Classifications
CWE-119, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 23, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 23, 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=2.1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=2.1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Aether SD-Core Project · AMFversion=2.1.0; version=2.1.1

Published CVSS scores

2.1VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
6.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
6.5VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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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-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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