CVE-2026-8731: Denial of Service in Open5GS
CVE-2026-8731 is a medium severity denial of service vulnerability in Open5GS versions up to 2. 7. 7. It affects the function ogs_sbi_client_add in the NRF component, where manipulation of the client_pool argument can cause a denial of service. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without user interaction or privileges. The issue has been publicly disclosed, but no official patch or remediation has been provided by the project as of the publication date.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability exists in Open5GS, an open-source 5G core network implementation, specifically in the NRF component's ogs_sbi_client_add function within the /lib/sbi/client.c file. Improper handling of the client_pool argument allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service remotely. The vulnerability affects all Open5GS versions from 2.7.0 through 2.7.7. Although the issue was reported early to the project, no response or fix has been issued. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.3, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and limited impact on availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service of the NRF component in Open5GS, potentially disrupting 5G core network functions relying on this service. There is no indication of data confidentiality or integrity impact. The vulnerability can be triggered remotely without authentication, increasing the risk of service disruption in affected deployments.
Mitigation Recommendations
As of the current information, no official patch or remediation is available from the Open5GS project. Users should monitor the vendor or project advisories for updates. Until a fix is released, consider implementing network-level protections such as filtering or rate limiting access to the NRF service to reduce exposure to potential exploitation.
CVE-2026-8731: Denial of Service in Open5GS
Description
CVE-2026-8731 is a medium severity denial of service vulnerability in Open5GS versions up to 2. 7. 7. It affects the function ogs_sbi_client_add in the NRF component, where manipulation of the client_pool argument can cause a denial of service. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without user interaction or privileges. The issue has been publicly disclosed, but no official patch or remediation has been provided by the project as of the publication date.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability exists in Open5GS, an open-source 5G core network implementation, specifically in the NRF component's ogs_sbi_client_add function within the /lib/sbi/client.c file. Improper handling of the client_pool argument allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service remotely. The vulnerability affects all Open5GS versions from 2.7.0 through 2.7.7. Although the issue was reported early to the project, no response or fix has been issued. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.3, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and limited impact on availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service of the NRF component in Open5GS, potentially disrupting 5G core network functions relying on this service. There is no indication of data confidentiality or integrity impact. The vulnerability can be triggered remotely without authentication, increasing the risk of service disruption in affected deployments.
Mitigation Recommendations
As of the current information, no official patch or remediation is available from the Open5GS project. Users should monitor the vendor or project advisories for updates. Until a fix is released, consider implementing network-level protections such as filtering or rate limiting access to the NRF service to reduce exposure to potential exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-16T10:09:23.831Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a09495aec166c07b07f5c89
Added to database: 5/17/2026, 4:51:38 AM
Last enriched: 5/17/2026, 5:06:41 AM
Last updated: 5/17/2026, 6:16:45 AM
Views: 5
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