VulnerabilityPublished 10 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-5935: Open5GS · Denial of Service

Affects Open5GSSource CVE Database V5

Public exploit available · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:29 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

6.9Medium

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

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 59% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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 10 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
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), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

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 or the CVSS exploit maturity 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
GitHubopen5gs/open5gs`pkg:github/open5gs/open5gs`Other threats	Affected 2.7.0 – 2.7.3 4 affected builds	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

European organizations should prioritize applying the official patch identified by commit 62cb99755243c9c38e4c060c5d8d0e158fe8cdd5 to all affected Open5GS instances immediately. Beyond patching, network operators should implement strict network segmentation and filtering to limit exposure of the AMF/MME interfaces to untrusted networks. Deploying anomaly detection systems to monitor for unusual signaling traffic or malformed ran_ue_id values can help detect exploitation attempts early. Rate limiting and connection throttling on signaling interfaces may reduce the impact of DoS attempts. Operators should also review their incident response plans to address potential 5G core network outages and coordinate with upstream providers and regulators. Regular vulnerability scanning and security audits of Open5GS deployments will help ensure no unpatched instances remain. Finally, maintaining up-to-date threat intelligence feeds can provide early warnings of emerging exploits targeting this vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.3. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function common_register_state of the file src/mme/emm-sm.c of the component AMF/MME. The manipulation of the argument ran_ue_id leads to denial of service. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 62cb99755243c9c38e4c060c5d8d0e158fe8cdd5. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Impact

For European organizations, especially telecommunications providers and infrastructure operators deploying Open5GS as part of their 5G core network, this vulnerability poses a risk of service disruption. A successful DoS attack could degrade or completely interrupt mobile network services, affecting voice, data, and signaling traffic. This could impact critical communications, emergency services, and enterprise connectivity relying on 5G networks. The disruption could also lead to reputational damage and regulatory scrutiny under frameworks such as the EU NIS Directive and GDPR if service availability is compromised. Given the remote and unauthenticated nature of the exploit, attackers could launch attacks from outside the network perimeter, increasing the threat surface. The medium severity score reflects that while confidentiality and integrity are not directly impacted, availability is significantly affected, which is critical for telecom operators.

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