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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, the free5GC UDM component fails to validate the supi path parameter in six GET handlers of the nudm-sdm (Subscriber Data Management) service. An unauthenticated attacker can inject control characters into the SUPI parameter, causing UDM to forward a malformed request to UDR and return a 500 Internal Server Error response that exposes internal infrastructure details. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-42459",
  "lastModified": "2026-05-27T17:16:35.593",
  "metrics": {
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          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackRequirements": "NONE",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "baseScore": 7.7,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "exploitMaturity": "PROOF_OF_CONCEPT",
          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
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          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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",
          "version": "4.0",
          "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED"
        },
        "source": "security-advisories@github.com",
        "type": "Secondary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2026-05-27T17:16:35.593",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "security-advisories@github.com",
      "url": "https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-585v-hcgf-jhfr"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "security-advisories@github.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-20"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-209"
        }
      ],
      "source": "security-advisories@github.com",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/free5gc/udm"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "1.4.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-42459"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20",
      "CWE-209"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-07T02:09:58Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "## Summary\n\nThe free5GC UDM component fails to validate the `supi` path parameter in six GET handlers of the `nudm-sdm` (Subscriber Data Management) service. An unauthenticated attacker can inject control characters into the SUPI parameter, causing UDM to forward a malformed request to UDR and return a `500 Internal Server Error` response that exposes internal infrastructure details.\n\n## Affected Package\n\n- **Ecosystem**: Go\n- **Package**: `github.com/free5gc/udm`\n- **Affected versions**: `\u003c= v1.4.2`\n- **Patched versions**: none yet\n\n## Details\n\nThe following handlers in `internal/sbi/api_subscriberdatamanagement.go` do not call `validator.IsValidSupi()` before passing the `supi` parameter to the processor:\n\n- `HandleGetSmfSelectData` \u2014 `GET /:supi/smf-select-data`\n- `HandleGetSupi` \u2014 `GET /:supi`\n- `HandleGetTraceData` \u2014 `GET /:supi/trace-data`\n- `HandleGetUeContextInSmfData` \u2014 `GET /:supi/ue-context-in-smf-data`\n- `HandleGetNssai` \u2014 `GET /:supi/nssai`\n- `HandleGetSmData` \u2014 `GET /:supi/sm-data`\n\nBy contrast, `HandleGetAmData` in the same file correctly validates the `supi` parameter:\n\n```go\n// HandleGetAmData \u2014 correctly validates (not vulnerable)\nsupi := c.Params.ByName(\"supi\")\nif !validator.IsValidSupi(supi) {\n    c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, problemDetail)\n    return\n}\n\n// HandleGetSmfSelectData \u2014 missing validation (vulnerable)\nsupi := c.Params.ByName(\"supi\")\n// \u2190 no validator.IsValidSupi(supi) call\ns.Processor().GetSmfSelectDataProcedure(c, supi, plmnID, supportedFeatures)\n```\n\nThe malformed `supi` is passed to the processor which constructs a URL to forward the request to UDR. Go\u0027s `net/url` parser rejects the URL containing control characters and returns an error. UDM catches this error and responds with a `500 SYSTEM_FAILURE` that includes the full internal UDR URL in the `detail` field.\n\n**This is a missed fix of CVE-2026-27642**, which applied the same `validator.IsValidSupi()` check only to `internal/sbi/api_ueauthentication.go` (`HandleConfirmAuth` and `HandleGenerateAuthData`), leaving the SDM service handlers unpatched.\n\n## Proof of Concept\n\n```bash\n# Vulnerable \u2014 returns 500 with internal UDR URL exposed\ncurl \"http://\u003cUDM_HOST\u003e/nudm-sdm/v2/imsi-22277%00INJECTED/smf-select-data\"\ncurl \"http://\u003cUDM_HOST\u003e/nudm-sdm/v2/imsi-22277%00INJECTED/nssai\"\ncurl \"http://\u003cUDM_HOST\u003e/nudm-sdm/v2/imsi-22277%00INJECTED/trace-data\"\ncurl \"http://\u003cUDM_HOST\u003e/nudm-sdm/v2/imsi-22277%00INJECTED/sm-data\"\n\n# Expected (vulnerable) response:\n# HTTP 500\n# {\n#   \"title\": \"System failure\",\n#   \"status\": 500,\n#   \"detail\": \"parse \\\"http://udr.internal:80/nudr-dr/v2/subscription-data/imsi-22277\\x00INJECTED//provisioned-data/smf-selection-subscription-data\\\": net/url: invalid control character in URL\",\n#   \"cause\": \"SYSTEM_FAILURE\"\n# }\n\n# Protected endpoint (for comparison) \u2014 returns 400\ncurl \"http://\u003cUDM_HOST\u003e/nudm-sdm/v2/imsi-22277%00INJECTED/am-data\"\n# HTTP 400\n# {\"title\":\"Malformed request syntax\",\"status\":400,\"detail\":\"Supi is invalid\",\"cause\":\"MANDATORY_IE_INCORRECT\"}\n```\n\n## Impact\n\nAn unauthenticated remote attacker can send a crafted GET request to any of the six affected endpoints to obtain:\n\n1. Internal UDR hostname and port\n2. Full internal API path structure (`/nudr-dr/v2/subscription-data/...`)\n3. UDR API version\n4. Internal service naming convention\n\nThis information can be used to facilitate further attacks against the UDR or other internal 5G core components.\n\n## Recommended Fix\n\nAdd `validator.IsValidSupi()` to all six affected handlers, following the pattern already used in `HandleGetAmData`:\n\n```go\nsupi := c.Params.ByName(\"supi\")\nif !validator.IsValidSupi(supi) {\n    problemDetail := models.ProblemDetails{\n        Title:  \"Malformed request syntax\",\n        Status: http.StatusBadRequest,\n        Detail: \"Supi is invalid\",\n        Cause:  \"MANDATORY_IE_INCORRECT\",\n    }\n    c.Set(sbi.IN_PB_DETAILS_CTX_STR, http.StatusText(int(problemDetail.Status)))\n    c.JSON(int(problemDetail.Status), problemDetail)\n    return\n}\n```",
  "id": "GHSA-585v-hcgf-jhfr",
  "modified": "2026-05-07T02:09:58Z",
  "published": "2026-05-07T02:09:58Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-585v-hcgf-jhfr"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-h4wg-rp7m-8xx4"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/free5gc/udm/blob/v1.4.3/internal/sbi/api_subscriberdatamanagement.go"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Free5GC UDM has Improper Input Validation and Generation of Error Messages Containing Sensitive Information"
}