free5gc UDR improper path validation allows unauthenticated deletion of Traffic Influence Subscriptions
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| free5gc | free5gc | up to 1.4.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/free5gc/udr (Go) | up to 1.4.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40246
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g9cw-qwhf-24jp
References
More free5gc Webconsole vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04293 Cross-Site Request Forgery in Free5Gc CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-40246 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-40246 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g9cw-qwhf-24jp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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