CVE-2025-8799
Open5Gs ≤ 2.7.6
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2025-8799 is a medium-severity Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CWE-404) vulnerability in Open5Gs Open5Gs. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 48% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-8 (Security and Privacy Engineering Principles) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
A vulnerability has been identified in Open5GS versions up to 2.7.5 within the AMF component. Specifically, improper handling in the functions amf_npcf_am_policy_control_build_create and amf_nsmf_pdusession_build_create_sm_context located in src/amf/npcf-build.c can be triggered through manipulation of inputs, resulting in a denial of service condition. The issue is tracked as CWE-404 and carries a CVSS 4.0 score of 5.5 reflecting a network-accessible vector with low attack complexity.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the flaw by sending crafted requests to the AMF, causing service disruption without requiring user interaction or elevated privileges. Public disclosure of an exploit has occurred, indicating that proof-of-concept code is available for potential use against unpatched deployments.
The project maintainers have addressed the issue in Open5GS 2.7.6 via commit cf63dd63197bf61a4b041aa364ba6a6199ab15e4. Upgrading to this release is the recommended mitigation, with the corresponding release notes and patch available through the project's GitHub repository.
The associated EPSS score remains flat at 0.0139 with no material increase observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-24081
Vulnerability Data
A vulnerability was identified in Open5GS up to 2.7.5. Affected by this vulnerability is the function amf_npcf_am_policy_control_build_create/amf_nsmf_pdusession_build_create_sm_context of the file src/amf/npcf-build.c of the component AMF. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit…
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has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.7.6 is able to address this issue. The patch is named cf63dd63197bf61a4b041aa364ba6a6199ab15e4. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect resource releases after code is written.
Engineering principles can require explicit resource acquisition/release patterns that stop improper shutdown from being introduced.
Priority-based resource allocation limits the blast radius when released resources are not returned to the pool.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly include coding standards for correct resource allocation and release.
Runtime monitoring can detect resource exhaustion caused by improper shutdown or release.
Lifecycle management of assets can encompass proper resource release at end-of-life or shutdown.
Capacity management helps surface leaks from unreleased resources but does not prevent the coding flaw.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Including restart, recovery and media-handling instructions reduces the likelihood that resources or sensitive data will be left in an exposed or improperly released state after a failure.