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CVE-2026-91855 json

Open5GS PFCP Message handler.c denial of service

published last mo. modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-78929

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A security flaw has been discovered in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file lib/pfcp/handler.c of the component PFCP Message Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The patch is named 028e1dbb5e3271035ccee906ef417a97fc523f71. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue. CVE-2025-29339 describes a different assertion failure vulnerability in Open5GS UPF.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last mo.

Exploit prediction

0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4699 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 5.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CNA 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a Open5GS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

Sources

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