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TI-2026-29040 Aliases CVE-2026-40246GHSA-g9cw-qwhf-24jp

free5gc UDR improper path validation allows unauthenticated deletion of Traffic Influence Subscriptions

Priority HIGH 77CWE-285Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. In versions 1.4.2 and below of the UDR service, the handler for deleting Traffic Influence Subscriptions checks whether the influenceId path segment equals subs-to-notify, but does not return after sending the HTTP 404 response when validation fails. Execution continues and the subscription is deleted regardless. An unauthenticated attacker with access to the 5G Service Based Interface can delete arbitrary Traffic Influence Subscriptions by supplying any value for the influenceId path segment, while the API misleadingly returns a 404 Not Found response. A patched version was not available at the time of publication.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0038 32nd 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
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
free5gcfree5gcup to 1.4.2—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/free5gc/udr (Go)up to 1.4.2—No fix listedGHSA-g9cw-qwhf-24jp
  • free5gc Vendorfree5gc Affected up to 1.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/free5gc/udr (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 1.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-g9cw-qwhf-24jp

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:webconsole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.4.2Vulnerablefree5gc
  • cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:webconsole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·free5gc

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40246
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g9cw-qwhf-24jp

References

  • TI-2023-04293 Cross-Site Request Forgery in Free5Gc CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources