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CVE-2025-8804: Open5GS · Reachable Assertion

Affects Open5GSSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:16 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 56% 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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Open5GSAffected
  • =2.7.0
  • =2.7.1
  • =2.7.2
  • =2.7.3
  • =2.7.4
  • =2.7.5
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

European organizations using Open5GS should prioritize upgrading to version 2.7.6 or later, which contains the patch for this vulnerability. Network operators should implement strict network segmentation and firewall rules to limit exposure of the AMF component to untrusted networks, reducing the attack surface. Monitoring and alerting should be enhanced to detect abnormal AMF crashes or restarts, enabling rapid incident response. Employing redundancy and failover mechanisms for the AMF can mitigate service disruption during an attack. Organizations should also conduct regular security assessments and penetration tests on their 5G core deployments to identify and remediate similar issues proactively. For private 5G deployments, restricting access to management interfaces and applying zero-trust principles can further reduce risk. Finally, maintaining up-to-date threat intelligence feeds and subscribing to vulnerability advisories will help organizations respond promptly to emerging exploits related to this vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.5. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ngap_build_downlink_nas_transport of the component AMF. The manipulation leads to reachable assertion. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.7.6 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is bca0a7b6e01d254f4223b83831162566d4626428. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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