CVE-2026-44317free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network.
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free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's PCF POST /npcf-policyauthorization/v1/app-sessions handler panics on a single authenticated request whose ascReqData.suppFeat == "1" (enabling traffic-routing feature negotiation) and whose medComponents entries supply an afAppId but NO AfRoutReq. The create path then calls provisioningOfTrafficRoutingInfo(smPolicy, appID, routeReq, ...) with routeReq == nil and dereferences routeReq.RouteToLocs (and other fields) without a nil check, causing runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference. Gin recovery converts the panic into HTTP 500. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-476, CWE-754
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
free5gc free5gc free5gc:free5gc | before 4.2.2 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/879exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-wwqh-7jm5-gj7wexploit, vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/free5gc/pcf/commit/508d70b8527a6c8c923179dad450ea01e16b6aebpatch
- https://github.com/free5gc/pcf/pull/65issue-tracking, patch
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