CVE-2026-26024
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Publication date:
24/02/2026
Last modified:
24/02/2026
Description
free5GC SMF provides Session Management Function for free5GC, an open-source project for 5th generation (5G) mobile core networks. In versions up to and including 1.4.1, SMF panics and terminates when processing a malformed PFCP SessionReportRequest on the PFCP (UDP/8805) interface. No known upstream fix is available, but some workarounds are available. ACL/firewall the PFCP interface so only trusted UPF IPs can reach SMF (reduce spoofing/abuse surface); drop/inspect malformed PFCP SessionReportRequest messages at the network edge where feasible, and/or add recover() around PFCP handler dispatch to avoid whole-process termination (mitigation only).
Impact
Base Score 4.0
6.60
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM



