CVE-2026-4988 (GCVE-0-2026-4988)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-27 21:27 – Updated: 2026-03-30 17:42
VLAI?
Title
Open5GS CCA Message smf_s6b denial of service
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in Open5GS 2.7.6. This issue affects the function smf_gx_cca_cb/smf_gy_cca_cb/smf_s6b of the component CCA Message Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. The attack may be launched remotely. Attacks of this nature are highly complex. The exploitability is assessed as difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.
Severity ?
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
3.7 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
3.7 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Open5GS Affected: 2.7.6
    cpe:2.3:a:open5gs:open5gs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Credits
ZiyuLin (VulDB User)
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