OpenAirInterface CN5G AMF<=v2.1.9 has a buffer overflow vulnerability in processing NAS messages.
OpenAirInterface CN5G AMF<=v2.1.9 has a buffer overflow vulnerability in processing NAS messages. Unauthorized remote attackers can launch a denial-of-service attack and potentially execute malicious code by accessing port N1 and sending an imsi string longer than 1000 to AMF.
- Published
- Jan 7, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 28th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-121
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Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| openairinterface | oai-cn5g-amf | cpe:2.3:a:openairinterface:oai-cn5g-amf |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- openairinterface oai-cn5g-amfup to 2.1.9 inclusive
Same product
openairinterface: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-30079In OpenAirInterface V2.2.0 AMF, Out of sequence messages causes incorrect state transition during UE registration procedure.39Monitor
- CVE-2026-30080OpenAirInterface v2.2.0 accepts Security Mode Complete without any integrity protection.30Monitor
- CVE-2026-30075OpenAirInterface Version 2.2.0 has a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in processing UplinkNASTransport containing Authentication Response conta30Monitor
- CVE-2026-30078OpenAirInterface V2.2.0 AMF crashes when it receives an NGAP message with invalid procedure code or invalid PDU-type.30Monitor
- CVE-2025-66786OpenAirInterface CN5G AMF<=v2.0.1 There is a logical error when processing JSON format requests.30Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer OverflowCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- github.com/swallele/Vulnerability/blob/main/Openairinterface/Buffer_Overflow/Vulnerability_Report.md
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.