CVE-2026-44328

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. On top of that, the DELETE /upi/v1/upNodesLinks/{upNodeRef} handler unconditionally dereferences upNode.UPF after the type-guarded async release, even though AN-typed nodes are constructed without a UPF object. As a result, a single unauthenticated DELETE /upi/v1/upNodesLinks/gNB1 request crashes the handler with a nil-pointer panic AND mutates the in-memory user-plane topology before panicking (the UpNodeDelete(upNodeRef) line runs first). This is an unauthenticated, state-mutating panic-DoS sink that an off-path network attacker can trigger by name against any AN entry. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

28 May 2026, 16:24

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References () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/905 - () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/905 - Exploit, Issue Tracking
References () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-p9mg-74mg-cwwr - () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-p9mg-74mg-cwwr - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/free5gc/smf/commit/b57bc48081c3d3a2f333d02eb78e4fd31a120deb - () https://github.com/free5gc/smf/commit/b57bc48081c3d3a2f333d02eb78e4fd31a120deb - Patch
References () https://github.com/free5gc/smf/pull/199 - () https://github.com/free5gc/smf/pull/199 - Issue Tracking, Patch
First Time Free5gc free5gc
Free5gc
CPE cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:free5gc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

27 May 2026, 19:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/905 - () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/905 -
References () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-p9mg-74mg-cwwr - () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-p9mg-74mg-cwwr -

27 May 2026, 17:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-27 17:16

Updated : 2026-05-28 16:24


NVD link : CVE-2026-44328

Mitre link : CVE-2026-44328

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44328


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Products Affected

free5gc

  • free5gc
CWE
CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-862

Missing Authorization