CVE-2026-8729

MEDIUMNVD 4.34.3
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
4.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

A vulnerability was detected in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. This affects an unknown function in the library /lib/sbi/message.c of the component NRF. Performing a manipulation of the argument service-names/snssais results in denial of service. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(medium)
EPSS
31.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 17, 2026

Last Modified

May 18, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 16, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

[Bug]: NRF crash on `GET /nnrf-disc/v1/nf-instances` with oversized `service-names` · Issue #4460 · open5gs/open5gs · GitHub

https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4460
generic

GitHub - open5gs/open5gs: Open5GS is a C-language Open Source implementation for 5G Core and EPC, i.e. the core network of LTE/NR network (Release-17) · GitHub

https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8729(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 52× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8729?
CVE-2026-8729 is a medium vulnerability published on May 17, 2026. A vulnerability was detected in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. This affects an unknown function in the library /lib/sbi/message.c of the component NRF. Performing a manipulation of the argument service-names/snssais results in denial of service. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit…
When was CVE-2026-8729 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8729 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 17, 2026, with the most recent update on May 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8729 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8729 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 31.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8729?
CVE-2026-8729 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8729?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8729, 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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