free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's NEF mounts the nnef-pfdmanagement route group without inbound OAuth2/bearer-token authorization. A network attacker who can reach NEF on the SBI can use a forged or arbitrary bearer token (e.g. Authorization: Bearer not-a-real-token) to read PFD application data via GET /applications and GET /applications/{appID}, and to create or delete PFD change-notification subscriptions via POST /subscriptions and DELETE /subscriptions/{subID}. Same root cause as the other NEF SBI findings: the route group is mounted without any inbound auth middleware. Unlike the OAM and traffic-influence groups, nnef-pfdmanagement IS declared in the runtime ServiceList, so this is the production-intended path that operators expect to be protected by OAuth2 setting receive from NRF: true -- and it is not. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-rwww-x45w-p52w | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-rwww-x45w-p52w | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
28 May 2026, 13:06
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:free5gc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-rwww-x45w-p52w - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
| First Time |
Free5gc free5gc
Free5gc |
27 May 2026, 20:16
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| References | () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-rwww-x45w-p52w - |
27 May 2026, 17:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-27 17:16
Updated : 2026-05-28 13:06
NVD link : CVE-2026-44330
Mitre link : CVE-2026-44330
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44330
JSON object : View
Products Affected
free5gc
- free5gc
CWE
CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization
