CVE-2025-15530VulnerabilityPublished 17 Jan 2026Updated 23 Feb 2026

CVE-2025-15530: Open5GS · Reachable Assertion

Affects Open5GSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium · fixed in 2.7.6 : update Open5GS when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

6.9Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 55% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 2.7.6

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

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: Low
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the Vulnerable System are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Open5GS	Affected =2.7.0 =2.7.1 =2.7.2 =2.7.3 =2.7.4 =2.7.5 =2.7.6	Fixed in–
GitHubopen5gs/open5gs`pkg:github/open5gs/open5gs`Other threats	Affected =2.7.0 =2.7.1 =2.7.2 =2.7.3 =2.7.4 =2.7.5 =2.7.6	Fixed in–

CPE configurations (1)

cpe:2.3:a:open5gs:open5gs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-15530, organizations should immediately upgrade Open5GS to versions later than 2.7.6 where the vulnerability is fixed. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, network administrators should implement strict access controls and segmentation on the S11 interface to restrict traffic only to trusted network elements. Deploying intrusion detection or prevention systems (IDS/IPS) capable of monitoring and blocking malformed S11 messages can help detect exploitation attempts. Regularly auditing and monitoring Open5GS logs for assertion failures or crashes can provide early warning of exploitation. Additionally, organizations should follow secure configuration best practices for Open5GS and maintain up-to-date software to reduce exposure to known vulnerabilities. Collaboration with telecom vendors and security communities to share threat intelligence related to Open5GS vulnerabilities is also recommended.

Description

A vulnerability was determined in Open5GS up to 2.7.6. This affects the function sgwc_s11_handle_create_indirect_data_forwarding_tunnel_request of the file /src/sgwc/s11-handler.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to reachable assertion. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The issue report is flagged as already-fixed.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2025-15530 is denial of service (DoS) against 5G core network components running vulnerable Open5GS versions. This can lead to service outages or degraded network performance affecting mobile subscribers relying on the affected infrastructure. Since Open5GS is used by telecom operators, research labs, and private 5G deployments worldwide, exploitation could disrupt user data forwarding and session management, impacting voice, data, and IoT services. The vulnerability does not appear to allow data leakage or privilege escalation, limiting its impact to availability. However, given the critical nature of 5G core networks, even temporary outages can have significant operational and financial consequences. Organizations running vulnerable versions risk network instability and potential reputational damage if services are interrupted. The lack of authentication and user interaction requirements increases the risk of remote exploitation by attackers with network access to the S11 interface.

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