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CVE-2026-1522· NVD / CVE Program· CNA VulDB

Open5GS SGWC s5c-handler.c sgwc_s5c_handle_modify_bearer_response denial of service

A weakness has been identified in Open5GS up to 2.7.6. This vulnerability affects the function sgwc_s5c_handle_modify_bearer_response of the file src/sgwc/s5c-handler.c of the component SGWC. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This patch is called b19cf6a. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue. The issue report is flagged as already-fixed.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v4.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jan 28, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.7% · 53th percentile
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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · VulDB
6.9
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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

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
open5gsopen5gs

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • open5gs open5gsup to 2.7.6 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a Open5GS

    • 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6affected

Same product

open5gs: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-28122A request-validation issue was discovered in Open5GS 2.1.3 through 2.2.x before 2.2.1.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2024-40130open5gs v2.6.4 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2024-40129Open5GS v2.6.4 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2021-25863Open5GS 2.1.3 listens on 0.0.0.0:3000 and has a default password of 1423 for the admin account.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-15720Pre-auth heap out-of-bounds read in the AMF NAS 5GS mobile-identity handler
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2025-41068Reachable Assertion vulnerability in Open5GS
    34Monitor

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.

EPSS, last 120 days

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.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-51179442 days apartAn issue in Open 5GS v.2.7.1 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the Network Function Virtualizations (NFVs) such as t
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2025-8800171 days apartOpen5GS AMF esm-handler.c esm_handle_pdn_connectivity_request denial of service
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2025-8803171 days apartOpen5GS AMF gmm-sm.c gmm_state_exception denial of service
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2025-1925330 days apartOpen5GS AMF nsmf-handler.c amf_nsmf_pdusession_handle_update_sm_context denial of service
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2026-15210 days apartOpen5GS SGWC s5c-handler.c denial of service
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2026-15871 days apartOpen5GS SGWC s11-handler.c sgwc_s11_handle_modify_bearer_request denial of service
    22Monitor

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
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-404 · Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CVSS vector

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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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