Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessSource GTPv1-C from configured SGSN address
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ExploitCraft SGSN Context Request with known IMSI/P-TMSI
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ExecutionSupply SGSN Address IE with invalid length
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ImpactTrigger ogs_assert failure, crash open5gs-mmed
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Reachable assertion handling
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires three concrete conditions drawn from the description: (1) the malicious GTPv1-C packet must originate from or be spoofed as an address already configured on the MME as a trusted SGSN peer on the Gn interface; (2) the attacker must know a valid provisioned subscriber identifier - a UE IMSI or P-TMSI - to reference in the SGSN Context Request; and (3) the SGSN Address for Control Plane IE must carry an invalid address length that makes ogs_gtp1_gsn_addr_to_ip() fail. Limiting factors: although PR:N means no subscriber authentication is needed, the configured-SGSN-source and known-identifier prerequisites (encoded as AT:P) meaningfully constrain who can exploit this, and the impact is confined to a crash/DoS of open5gs-mmed with no code execution or data disclosure. |
| Impact | This is a genuine availability threat but not a drop-everything emergency. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VA:H) correctly captures the core dynamics: network-reachable, unauthenticated (PR:N), high availability impact (VA:H), with no confidentiality or integrity exposure (VC:N/VI:N) - consistent with a CWE-617 reachable assertion that crashes a process rather than executing code. The key moderating signal is AT:P (attack requirements present), which reflects the description's prerequisites: traffic must originate from an address already configured as a trusted SGSN peer, and the attacker must know a valid subscriber IMSI or P-TMSI. These are real, non-trivial barriers that argue against trivial internet-wide mass exploitation, and they explain why the base score is 8.2 rather than a flat 9+ DoS. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or published POC was provided in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified from the data and there is no evidence of in-the-wild activity. Signals are internally consistent - there is no CVSS-vs-description conflict here; the main gap is the absence of exploitation-likelihood telemetry (EPSS/KEV). Net: treat as a high-priority patch for anyone running Open5GS MME with the Gn/GTPv1 interface exposed to semi-trusted or spoofable networks, but the trust-boundary and subscriber-identifier prerequisites make it a targeted-DoS risk rather than an opportunistic one. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker positioned to send GTPv1-C traffic that appears to come from a configured SGSN peer address crafts an SGSN Context Request referencing a known UE IMSI or P-TMSI, embedding an SGSN Address for Control Plane IE with an invalid length. When the MME parses it, ogs_gtp1_gsn_addr_to_ip() returns non-OK and the unchecked ogs_assert(rv == OGS_OK) fires, terminating open5gs-mmed and denying service to every subscriber on that core. No public exploit was identified in the provided data, though the root cause is fully visible in the published patch diff, lowering the effort to reproduce it. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 09, 2026
Reachable assertion in Open5GS through 2.8.0 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to crash the MME (open5gs-mmed), causing denial of service for all subscribers. Exploitation requires that the malicious GTPv1-C packet originate from or spoof a configured SGSN address and that the attacker know a valid UE IMSI or P-TMSI, conditions that limit the attack to scenarios where trust relationships and subscriber identifiers are known. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; vendor patch available (commit 346ce7a).
RemediationAI
Upstream fix available (PR/commit); released patched version not independently confirmed. Apply the vendor patch from commit 346ce7a5e5cf2812bac3af042b5afba35bcf4f89 or upgrade to a version after 2.8.0 once released. As a compensating control, restrict GTPv1-C traffic on the Gn interface to only trusted SGSN peers and ensure that only known SGSN addresses can send SGSN Context Request messages. However, this may not fully mitigate if source addresses can be spoofed or if a trusted SGSN is compromised. Additionally, limit the exposure of subscriber identifiers (IMSI/P-TMSI) and monitor for crashes of open5gs-mmed. The vendor advisory provides further guidance: https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/security/advisories/GHSA-9crh-64c8-56q6.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Open5GS is an open-source implementation of 5G core and EPC, where the MME handles control plane for LTE. The vulnerable function mme_gn_handle_sgsn_context_request() processes SGSN Context Request messages on the Gn interface over GTPv1-C. The root cause is CWE-617 (Reachable Assertion): the code uses ogs_assert(rv == OGS_OK) after calling ogs_gtp1_gsn_addr_to_ip() to parse the SGSN Address for Control Plane IE. When an attacker supplies an invalid address length, ogs_gtp1_gsn_addr_to_ip() returns an error, triggering the assertion and terminating the open5gs-mmed process. The fix (commit 346ce7a) validates the address length before use, sends a proper context response with a cause code, and removes the assertion. Affected CPE: cpe:2.3:a:open5gs:open5gs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (all versions through 2.8.0).
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Network-reachable and unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N), but needing a trusted SGSN source address plus a known IMSI/P-TMSI maps to AC:H in 3.1; crash-only impact gives C:N/I:N/A:H.
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CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
DescriptionCVE.org
Open5GS through 2.8.0 contains a reachable assertion vulnerability in mme_gn_handle_sgsn_context_request() that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to crash the MME via malformed SGSN Address IEs. Attackers sending GTPv1-C traffic from a configured SGSN address with a known UE IMSI or P-TMSI can supply an invalid address length to terminate open5gs-mmed, denying service to all subscribers.
Technical POC Analysis
CWE-617 (Reachable Assertion).
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Executive ViewAI
Open5GS, the open-source 4G/5G mobile core software, carries a high-severity defect (CVE-2026-108105, CVSS 8.2) that can terminate the MME process and cut off voice and data service for every subscriber on the affected network. The attack is not opportunistic: it requires an adversary to send GTPv1-C traffic from (or spoofing) a configured SGSN peer address and to already know a valid subscriber identifier such as an IMSI or P-TMSI, pointing to a trusted peer network, a misconfigured roaming partner, or an insider rather than random internet scanning. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the vendor has released a fix, so this is a managed patching obligation with a short window rather than an emergency incident.
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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Denial of service in Open5GS HSS (Home Subscriber Server) versions 2.7.0 through 2.7.6 is triggered remotely by manipula
open5gs v2.6.4 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely expl
Open5GS v2.6.4 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely expl
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Memory corruption in Open5GS versions through 2.7.1 is remotely exploitable via the freeDiameter protocol component, all
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Open5GS MME version <= 2.6.4 contains an assertion that can be remotely triggered via a malformed ASN.1 packet over the
Open5GS MME versions <= 2.6.4 contain an assertion that can be remotely triggered via a malformed ASN.1 packet over the
Open5GS MME versions <= 2.6.4 contains an assertion that can be remotely triggered via a malformed ASN.1 packet over the
EUVD-2026-95795
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