free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's SMF mounts the UPI management route group without inbound OAuth2 middleware. The POST /upi/v1/upNodesLinks create-or-update handler accepts attacker-controlled JSON and passes it directly into UpNodesFromConfiguration(), which calls logger.InitLog.Fatalf(...) on several validation failures. One confirmed path is the UE-IP-pool overlap check: a single unauthenticated POST that adds a new UPF whose pool overlaps an existing UPF terminates the entire SMF process (docker ps shows Exited (1)), not just the goroutine. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/906 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-44qj-cghf-9p97 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/free5gc/smf/commit/e0974e07ddab44a67d36a563cca383b2449e33e5 | Patch |
| https://github.com/free5gc/smf/pull/203 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-44qj-cghf-9p97 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
28 May 2026, 18:01
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/906 - Exploit, Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-44qj-cghf-9p97 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/free5gc/smf/commit/e0974e07ddab44a67d36a563cca383b2449e33e5 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/free5gc/smf/pull/203 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:free5gc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Free5gc free5gc
Free5gc |
27 May 2026, 19:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-44qj-cghf-9p97 - |
27 May 2026, 17:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-27 17:16
Updated : 2026-05-28 18:01
NVD link : CVE-2026-44321
Mitre link : CVE-2026-44321
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44321
JSON object : View
Products Affected
free5gc
- free5gc
