CVE-2026-44322
free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's NEF PATCH /3gpp-pfd-management/v1/{afId}/transactions/{transId}/applications/{appId} handler panics with a nil-pointer dereference when the upstream UDR call fails AND the consumer wrapper returns err != nil together with a nil *ProblemDetails. The handler's errPfdData != nil branch builds its own problemDetailsErr correctly, but immediately after it reads problemDetails.Cause (the OTHER value, which is nil in this branch) and panics. Gin recovery converts the panic into HTTP 500, so a single PATCH against this endpoint returns 500 instead of the intended controlled error response whenever UDR access is failing. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.66%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 50
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact80 %
Vector CVSS con AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N indica explotación remota sin autenticación (T1190). El fallo nil-pointer en NEF provoca panic convertido en HTTP 500, causando DoS a través de requests PATCH repetidas (T1499.004).
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🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-476, CWE-754
Referencias
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/925
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-j59f-x285-69jx
- https://github.com/free5gc/nef/commit/72a47f3fab4dffbd227f8d92c5f69dca93b610cb
- https://github.com/free5gc/nef/pull/22
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-j59f-x285-69jx
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