CVE-2026-8743

MEDIUMNVD 6.36.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 6.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
6.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.6. This impacts the function ran_ue_find_by_amf_ue_ngap_id of the file src/amf/context.c of the component AMF/MME. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is named 5746b8576cfceec18ed87eb7d8cf11b1fb4cd8b1. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

CVSS v3
6.3
EG Score
6.3(medium)
EPSS
13.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 17, 2026

Last Modified

May 19, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 18, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

amf,mme: validate RAN ownership for UE-associated messages by acetcom · Pull Request #4553 · open5gs/open5gs · GitHub

https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/pull/4553
generic

[Bug]: UE Downlink Redirection via Forged PDUSessionResourceSetupResponse · Issue #4498 · open5gs/open5gs · GitHub

https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4498
generic

amf,mme: validate RAN ownership for UE-associated messages · open5gs/open5gs@5746b85 · GitHub

https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/commit/5746b8576cfceec18ed87eb7d8cf11b1fb4cd8b1
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-2026-8743(1)

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

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 53× 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-2026-8743?
CVE-2026-8743 is a medium vulnerability published on May 17, 2026. A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.6. This impacts the function ranuefindbyamfuengap_id of the file src/amf/context.c of the component AMF/MME. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public…
When was CVE-2026-8743 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8743 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 17, 2026, with the most recent update on May 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8743 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8743 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 13.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8743?
CVE-2026-8743 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8743?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8743, 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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