CVE-2026-44319
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
27/05/2026
Last modified:
28/05/2026
Description
free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's NEF terminates the entire process when a stored PFD-subscription notifyUri cannot be reached. In PfdChangeNotifier.FlushNotifications(), the notifier calls NnefPFDmanagementNotify(...) and on any delivery error invokes logger.PFDManageLog.Fatal(err), which is os.Exit(1)-equivalent in Go. An attacker who can create a PFD subscription with an attacker-chosen notifyUri and then trigger a PFD change can deterministically kill NEF on the asynchronous delivery attempt -- the process exits with status 1, dropping NEF's entire SBI surface until restart. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:free5gc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.2 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/924
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-rxrq-fv76-26pr
- https://github.com/free5gc/nef/commit/f110517b1189801950b50668a593398687049074
- https://github.com/free5gc/nef/pull/25
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/924
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-rxrq-fv76-26pr



