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CVE-2026-44317
Published:May 27, 2026
Updated:June 13, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/free5gc/pcf.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.0.0 <v1.4.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.4.3
github.com/free5gc/pcf (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.0.0-20200928130952-182b9a731049 <v1.4.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.4.3
github.com/free5gc/pcf (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v1.0.0 <v1.4.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.4.3
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
NULL Pointer Dereference
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
EPSS
Base Score:
0.05