Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-44326 · published 27 May 2026
CVE-2026-44326: Free5gc missing authorization vulnerability
Free5gc · Free5gc
free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's NEF mounts the 3gpp-traffic-influence API without inbound OAuth2/bearer-token authorization. A network attacker who can reach NEF on the SBI can create, read, patch, and delete traffic-influence subscriptions either with no Authorization header at all, or with a forged bearer token (e.g. Authorization: Bearer not-a-real-token). This includes creating AnyUeInd=true subscriptions intended to affect group / any-UE traffic steering. The route group is also reachable even when the running config's ServiceList does not declare it, so operators who think they disabled the service via config are still exposed. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.
Description
free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's NEF mounts the 3gpp-traffic-influence API without inbound OAuth2/bearer-token authorization. A network attacker who can reach NEF on the SBI can create, read, patch, and delete traffic-influence subscriptions either with no Authorization header at all, or with a forged bearer token (e.g. Authorization: Bearer not-a-real-token). This includes creating AnyUeInd=true subscriptions intended to affect group / any-UE traffic steering. The route group is also reachable even when the running config's ServiceList does not declare it, so operators who think they disabled the service via config are still exposed. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/859 | ExploitIssue Tracking |
| https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-3p28-73q7-45xp | ExploitVendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/free5gc/nef/pull/23 | Issue TrackingPatch |
| https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-3p28-73q7-45xp | ExploitVendor Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-44326), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.