CVE-2026-26025

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).

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/807	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-vw8r-p7h3-g3xh	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:smf:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-24 01:16

Updated : 2026-02-25 16:28

NVD link : CVE-2026-26025

Mitre link : CVE-2026-26025

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-26025

JSON object : View

Products Affected

free5gc

smf

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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