CVE-2026-8222 (GCVE-0-2026-8222)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-10 02:30 – Updated: 2026-05-10 02:30
VLAI?
Title
Open5GS sm-policies Endpoint nbsf-handler.c pcf_nbsf_management_handle_register denial of service
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. Affected is the function pcf_nbsf_management_handle_register of the file src/pcf/nbsf-handler.c of the component sm-policies Endpoint. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Severity ?
6.9 (Medium)
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
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CWE
Assigner
References
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362439 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362439/cti signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/submit/808427 third-party-advisory
https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4437 exploitissue-tracking
https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/ product
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Open5GS Affected: 2.7.0
Affected: 2.7.1
Affected: 2.7.2
Affected: 2.7.3
Affected: 2.7.4
Affected: 2.7.5
Affected: 2.7.6
Affected: 2.7.7
    cpe:2.3:a:open5gs:open5gs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Credits
LinZiyu (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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