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TI-2026-32294 Aliases CVE-2026-44326GHSA-3p28-73q7-45xp

Missing authorization in free5gc

Priority HIGH 80CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's NEF mounts the 3gpp-traffic-influence API without inbound OAuth2/bearer-token authorization. A network attacker who can reach NEF on the SBI can create, read, patch, and delete traffic-influence subscriptions either with no Authorization header at all, or with a forged bearer token (e.g. Authorization: Bearer not-a-real-token). This includes creating AnyUeInd=true subscriptions intended to affect group / any-UE traffic steering. The route group is also reachable even when the running config's ServiceList does not declare it, so operators who think they disabled the service via config are still exposed. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00311 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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/nef (Go)up to 1.2.3—No fix listedGHSA-3p28-73q7-45xp
  • free5gc Vendorfree5gc Affected before 4.2.2 Fixed in 4.2.2 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/free5gc/nef (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 1.2.3 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3p28-73q7-45xp

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-2026-44326
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3p28-73q7-45xp

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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-2026-32283 Missing authorization in free5gc CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-29042 free5gc UDR improper path validation allows unauthenticated creation and modification of Traffic Influence Subscriptions CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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