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CVE-2026-94043: Free5GC · Race Condition

Affects Free5GCSource CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 47% 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 20 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  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), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Free5GCAffected
  • 4.2.0 – 4.2.3
4 affected builds
Fixed in–
GitHubfree5gc/free5gcpkg:github/free5gc/free5gcOther threatsAffected
  • 4.2.0 – 4.2.3
4 affected builds
Fixed in–

CPE configurations (1)

  • cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:free5gc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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AI-suggested

A patch is available to remediate this vulnerability, identified by commit e323b01464355781b8b8d5dd695e05cbc00a62f2. It is recommended to apply this patch to affected Free5GC versions 4.2.0 through 4.2.3 to eliminate the race condition.

Description

CVE-2026-94043 is a medium severity race condition vulnerability in Free5GC affecting versions 4.2.0 through 4.2.3. The flaw exists in the Gmm Handler component within the file handler.go. It can be triggered remotely and may lead to unintended behavior due to concurrent access issues. A patch has been identified to address this issue.

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