CVE-2026-44328

HIGHNVD 8.28.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.2 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 76% 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
8.2
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: 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 SMF mounts the UPI management route group without inbound OAuth2 middleware. On top of that, the DELETE /upi/v1/upNodesLinks/{upNodeRef} handler unconditionally dereferences upNode.UPF after the type-guarded async release, even though AN-typed nodes are constructed without a UPF object. As a result, a single unauthenticated DELETE /upi/v1/upNodesLinks/gNB1 request crashes the handler with a nil-pointer panic AND mutates the in-memory user-plane topology before panicking (the UpNodeDelete(upNodeRef) line runs first). This is an unauthenticated, state-mutating panic-DoS sink that an off-path network attacker can trigger by name against any AN entry. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
8.2(medium)
EPSS
24.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 27, 2026

Last Modified

May 28, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 28, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github, github_commit.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

SMF UPI DELETE /upi/v1/upNodesLinks/{ref} panics on AN-node deletion via nil UPF dereference; unauthenticated, state-mutating · Advisory · free5gc/free5gc · GitHub

https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-p9mg-74mg-cwwr
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[Bugs] SMF UPI `DELETE /upi/v1/upNodesLinks/{upNodeRef}` panics on AN-node deletion via nil `UPF` dereference · Issue #905 · free5gc/free5gc · GitHub

https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/905
github_pr Patch Available

fix: prevents nil dereference on UP node removal

Patch available: free5gc/smf v1.4.3 (PR #199 merged 2026-03-25)

https://github.com/free5gc/smf/pull/199
github_commit Patch Available

commit b57bc48081c3 (free5gc/smf)

Patch available: free5gc/smf v1.4.3 (contains commit b57bc48081c3)

https://github.com/free5gc/smf/commit/b57bc48081c3d3a2f333d02eb78e4fd31a120deb

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44328(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/smf—1.4.3—

Weakness Classification(3)

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-2026-44328?
CVE-2026-44328 is a high vulnerability published on May 27, 2026. free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's SMF mounts the UPI management route group without inbound OAuth2 middleware. On top of that, the DELETE /upi/v1/upNodesLinks/{upNodeRef} handler unconditionally dereferences upNode.UPF after the type-guarded…
When was CVE-2026-44328 disclosed?
CVE-2026-44328 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-2026-44328 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-44328 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 24.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44328?
CVE-2026-44328 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-44328?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-44328, 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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