CVE-2026-44325
Description
free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's NRF root SBI endpoint POST /oauth2/token contains a parser-level type-confusion bug family. The handler in NFs/nrf/internal/sbi/api_accesstoken.go reflects over models.NrfAccessTokenAccessTokenReq, special-cases only plain string and NrfNfManagementNfType fields, and treats every other field as if it were a single models.PlmnId. The parsed *models.PlmnId is then assigned with reflect.Value.Set() to whichever field name the attacker put in the form body, which panics whenever the destination field's real type is incompatible (slice, different struct, primitive). Gin recovery converts each panic into HTTP 500, but the endpoint remains remotely panicable from a single unauthenticated form-encoded request and is repeatedly triggerable. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/free5gc/nrfGo | < 1.4.3 | 1.4.3 |
Affected products
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References
6- github.com/free5gc/nrf/commit/f7bc77daa7425506af7569f2e61c2a210f5a0423nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/free5gc/nrf/pull/83nvdIssue TrackingPatchWEB
- github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/918nvdExploitIssue TrackingWEB
- github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-f8qv-7x5w-qr48nvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8qv-7x5w-qr48ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44325ghsaADVISORY
News mentions
1- Free5gc 4.2.2: 20 CVEs Land in Single Disclosure — Missing Auth, Panics, and Protocol FlawsVypr Intelligence · May 27, 2026