TI-2026-28020 Aliases CVE-2026-37235 GHSA-hh76-79mp-h654

FlexRIC v2.0.0 trusts the xapp_id field from E42 message payloads without binding it to…

MEDIUM 40CWE-284Published 2026-06-01 · Updated 2026-06-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

FlexRIC v2.0.0 trusts the xapp_id field from E42 message payloads without binding it to the sender's SCTP association. The validation function valid_xapp_id() only checks that the value is within the assigned range. A remote unauthenticated attacker can impersonate any xApp by specifying their xapp_id in requests sent to the iApp (port 36422), causing responses to be misrouted to the victim xApp. This can crash the victim xApp, the RIC, or the iApp itself through state inconsistencies in the red-black tree data structure.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0057 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mosaic5g:flexric:2.0.0:::::::*	2.0.0	Vulnerable	Mosaic5g

cpe:2.3:a:mosaic5g:flexric:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Mosaic5g

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-37235
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hh76-79mp-h654

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/MinamiKotor1/oran-security-advisories-zhongnan-luo/blob/main/advisories/CVE-2026-37235.md

Other 1

https://gitlab.eurecom.fr/mosaic5g/flexric

TI-2026-28019 FlexRIC v2.0.0 allows a single SCTP connection to bind multiple xapp_ids by sending… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
TI-2026-28015 FlexRIC v2.0.0 crashes when the near-RT RIC receives a RIC_INDICATION message with a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-28014 FlexRIC v2.0.0 contains a reachable assertion in e2ap_create_pdu() triggered when ASN.1… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-28013 FlexRIC v2.0.0 contains a reachable assertion in e2ap_recv_sctp_msg()… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-28011 FlexRIC v2.0.0 crashes when the iApp receives an E42_RIC_SUBSCRIPTION_REQUEST referencing… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-28018 FlexRIC v2.0.0 contains an authorization bypass in the iApp's xApp isolation mechanism. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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