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TI-2026-30748 Aliases CVE-2026-42459GHSA-585v-hcgf-jhfr

Improper input validation in free5gc

Priority HIGH 73CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-209.

Summary

free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, the free5GC UDM component fails to validate the supi path parameter in six GET handlers of the nudm-sdm (Subscriber Data Management) service. An unauthenticated attacker can inject control characters into the SUPI parameter, causing UDM to forward a malformed request to UDR and return a 500 Internal Server Error response that exposes internal infrastructure details. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00324 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed free5gc (free5gc): 4.2.2

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
free5gcfree5gcbefore 4.2.24.2.2Patch availableCNA
—github.com/free5gc/udm (Go)up to 1.4.3—No fix listedGHSA-585v-hcgf-jhfr
  • free5gc Vendorfree5gc Affected before 4.2.2 Fixed in 4.2.2 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/free5gc/udm (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 1.4.3 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-585v-hcgf-jhfr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:free5gc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.2.2Vulnerablefree5gc
  • cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:free5gc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·free5gc

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA free5gc (free5gc) Fixed in 4.2.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42459
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-585v-hcgf-jhfr

References

  • TI-2026-32298 Incorrect authorization in free5gc CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-32297 free5GC: SMF UPI management interface lacks auth middleware; unauthenticated topology read/write requests reach handlers CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-32295 free5GC: NEF nnef-oam route group is unauthenticated; no-token requests reach the OAM handler CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-39412 free5gc v4.1.0 and before is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-32294 Missing authorization in free5gc CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-32283 Missing authorization in free5gc CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
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