CVE-2026-10157
Open5GS NGAP PathSwitchRequest Message ngap-handler.c improper authentication
Medium 6.9 Exploitation: poc
A vulnerability was identified in Open5GS up to 2.7.6. This impacts an unknown function of the file src/amf/ngap-handler.c of the component NGAP PathSwitchRequest Message Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The identifier of the patch is a188e36b1741ffc2252133f59b1bda4f14d3cb5c. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
Assigner
VulDB
VulDB
Published
2026-05-31
2026-05-31
Updated
2026-10-21
2026-10-21
Reserved
2026-05-30
2026-05-30
Scores
| Source | CVSS | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VulDB | 4.0 | 6.9 | Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDB | 3.1 | 7.3 | High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDB | 3.0 | 7.3 | High | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDB | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
Weaknesses
Affected
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Open5GS | 2.7.0 (affected) 2.7.1 (affected) 2.7.2 (affected) 2.7.3 (affected) 2.7.4 (affected) 2.7.5 (affected) 2.7.6 (affected) |
References
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/367410 vdb-entry
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/367410/cti signaturepermissions-required
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-10157 third-party-advisory
- https://vuldb.com/submit/818939 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4393 exploitissue-tracking
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/pull/4557 issue-trackingpatch
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/commit/a188e36b1741ffc2252133f59b1bda4f14d3cb5c patch
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/ product
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