CVE-2026-8288 (GCVE-0-2026-8288)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-11 12:15 – Updated: 2026-05-11 13:40
VLAI?
Title
Open5GS SMF gsm-handler.c denial of service
Summary
A vulnerability was determined in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. This affects the function gsm_handle_pdu_session_modification_qos_flow_descriptions of the file src/smf/gsm-handler.c of the component SMF. Executing a manipulation of the argument n1SmMsg can lead to denial of service. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362585 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362585/cti signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/submit/808489 third-party-advisory
https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4452 exploitissue-tracking
https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/pull/4513 issue-trackingpatch
https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/ product
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Open5GS Affected: 2.7.0
Affected: 2.7.1
Affected: 2.7.2
Affected: 2.7.3
Affected: 2.7.4
Affected: 2.7.5
Affected: 2.7.6
Affected: 2.7.7
    cpe:2.3:a:open5gs:open5gs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Credits
FrankLin (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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