Incorrect type conversion in free5gc
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-704 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's UDR nudr-dr DELETE /subscription-data/{ueId}/{servingPlmnId}/ee-subscriptions/{subsId}/amf-subscriptions handler panics on a single authenticated request against a fresh UDR instance when the supplied ueId does not exist in UESubsCollection. The processor checks value, ok := udrSelf.UESubsCollection.Load(ueId) and sets a 404 USER_NOT_FOUND problem-details on the miss path, but execution continues and immediately runs value.(*udr_context.UESubsData) -- a Go type assertion on a nil interface, which panics with interface conversion: interface {} is nil, not *context.UESubsData. Gin recovery converts the panic into HTTP 500, but the endpoint remains repeatedly panicable. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 | before 4.2.2 | 4.2.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/free5gc/udr (Go) | before 1.4.3 | 1.4.3 | Patch available | GHSA-jqfc-gwj5-3w63 |
- free5gc Vendorfree5gc Affected before 4.2.2 Fixed in 4.2.2 Patch available CNA
- github.com/free5gc/udr (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.4.3 Fixed in 1.4.3 Patch available GHSA-jqfc-gwj5-3w63
Remediation
- Fix · CNA free5gc (free5gc) Fixed in 4.2.2
- Fix · GHSA-jqfc-gwj5-3w63 github.com/free5gc/udr (Go) Fixed in 1.4.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44324
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jqfc-gwj5-3w63
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
Exploit 2
Patch 2
More Free5gc vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-44324 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44324 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jqfc-gwj5-3w63 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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