CVE-2026-44317

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 73% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's PCF POST /npcf-policyauthorization/v1/app-sessions handler panics on a single authenticated request whose ascReqData.suppFeat == "1" (enabling traffic-routing feature negotiation) and whose medComponents entries supply an afAppId but NO AfRoutReq. The create path then calls provisioningOfTrafficRoutingInfo(smPolicy, appID, routeReq, ...) with routeReq == nil and dereferences routeReq.RouteToLocs (and other fields) without a nil check, causing runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference. Gin recovery converts the panic into HTTP 500. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EPSS
27.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 27, 2026

Last Modified

May 28, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 14, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit, github_pr.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

PCF npcf-policyauthorization POST /app-sessions panics on suppFeat=1 with missing AfRoutReq via nil pointer dereference · Advisory · free5gc/free5gc · GitHub

https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-wwqh-7jm5-gj7w
github_pr Patch Available

fix(policyauth): prevent nil AfRoutReq panic in app-session create when suppFeat enables traffic routing

Patch available: free5gc/pcf v1.4.3 (PR #65 merged 2026-03-17)

https://github.com/free5gc/pcf/pull/65
github_commit Patch Available

commit 508d70b8527a (free5gc/pcf)

Patch available: free5gc/pcf v1.4.3 (contains commit 508d70b8527a)

https://github.com/free5gc/pcf/commit/508d70b8527a6c8c923179dad450ea01e16b6aeb
generic

[Bugs] PCF `npcf-policyauthorization` POST /app-sessions can panic on valid suppFeat=1 requests, causing denial of service · Issue #879 · free5gc/free5gc · GitHub

https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/879

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44317(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
github.com/free5gc/pcf—1.4.3—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-44317?
CVE-2026-44317 is a medium vulnerability published on May 27, 2026. free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's PCF POST /npcf-policyauthorization/v1/app-sessions handler panics on a single authenticated request whose ascReqData.suppFeat == "1" (enabling traffic-routing feature negotiation) and whose medComponents…
When was CVE-2026-44317 disclosed?
CVE-2026-44317 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 27, 2026, with the most recent update on May 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-44317 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-44317 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 27.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44317?
CVE-2026-44317 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-44317?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-44317, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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