CVE-2026-44321

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:free5gc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

28 May 2026, 18:01

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References () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/906 - () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/906 - Exploit, Issue Tracking
References () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-44qj-cghf-9p97 - () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-44qj-cghf-9p97 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/free5gc/smf/commit/e0974e07ddab44a67d36a563cca383b2449e33e5 - () https://github.com/free5gc/smf/commit/e0974e07ddab44a67d36a563cca383b2449e33e5 - Patch
References () https://github.com/free5gc/smf/pull/203 - () 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

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References () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-44qj-cghf-9p97 - () 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


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Products Affected

free5gc

  • free5gc
CWE
CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CWE-617

Reachable Assertion

CWE-862

Missing Authorization