Open5GS sm-policies Endpoint pcf_sess_sbi_discover_and_send denial of service

published 2026-05-10 6 mo ago modified 2026-07-24 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-28958

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. Affected by this vulnerability is the function pcf_sess_sbi_discover_and_send of the component sm-policies Endpoint. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 5 mo ago (2026-05-11)

Exploit prediction

0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/submit/808442 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
github.com https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4438 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	6.9	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	5.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	5.5	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

n/a Open5GS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

vuldb.com /submit/808442
third-party-advisory, exploit, vdb-entry
github.com /open5gs/open5gs/issues/4438
exploit, issue-tracking
vuldb.com /vuln/362440
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /vuln/362440/cti
signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
github.com /open5gs/open5gs/
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-8223
NVD CVE-2026-8223

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Summary