CVE-2025-7485VulnerabilityPublished 12 Jul 2025Updated 14 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-7485: Open5GS · Reachable Assertion

Affects Open5GSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

4.8Medium

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
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

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

Attack Vector: Local: The vulnerable system is not bound to the network stack and the attacker’s path is via read/write/execute capabilities. Either the attacker exploits the vulnerability by accessing the target system locally (e.g., keyboard, console), or through terminal emulation (e.g., SSH); or the attacker relies on User Interaction by another person to perform actions required to exploit the vulnerability (e.g., using social engineering techniques to trick a legitimate user into opening a malicious document).
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: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
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.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Jul 2025
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
GitHubopen5gs/open5gs`pkg:github/open5gs/open5gs`Other threats	Affected =2.7.0 =2.7.1 =2.7.2 =2.7.3	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Specific mitigation steps include: 1) Immediate application of the official patch (commit cfa44575020f3fb045fd971358442053c8684d3d) to all affected Open5GS instances running versions 2.7.0 to 2.7.3. 2) Restrict local access to Open5GS servers by enforcing strict access controls, network segmentation, and monitoring to prevent unauthorized local exploitation. 3) Implement robust internal security monitoring to detect anomalous behavior or crashes related to SCTP message handling. 4) Conduct thorough testing of patched systems in staging environments to ensure stability before production deployment. 5) Regularly update Open5GS to the latest stable versions beyond 2.7.3 to benefit from ongoing security improvements. 6) Incorporate security awareness training for administrators and operators regarding local threat vectors and the importance of patch management. 7) Employ redundancy and failover mechanisms in 5G core network components to minimize service impact in case of unexpected process termination.

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.3. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ngap_recv_handler/s1ap_recv_handler/recv_handler of the component SCTP Partial Message Handler. The manipulation leads to reachable assertion. The attack needs to be approached locally. The patch is named cfa44575020f3fb045fd971358442053c8684d3d. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Impact

For European organizations, particularly telecom operators and infrastructure providers deploying Open5GS, this vulnerability poses a risk of service disruption through denial of service attacks. Although exploitation requires local access, which limits remote attack feasibility, insider threats or compromised internal systems could leverage this vulnerability to cause network outages or degrade service quality. Disruptions in 5G core network signaling can affect subscriber connectivity, impacting critical services reliant on mobile networks, including emergency communications, IoT deployments, and enterprise connectivity. The limited impact on confidentiality and integrity reduces the risk of data breaches, but availability degradation in telecom infrastructure can have cascading effects on dependent sectors. European telecom operators adopting Open5GS for private or public 5G networks should prioritize patching to maintain network reliability and comply with regulatory requirements for network security and resilience.

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