CVE-2025-8804
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:XSummary
CVE-2025-8804 is a medium-severity Reachable Assertion (CWE-617) vulnerability in Open5Gs Open5Gs. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004); ranked in the top 47% 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 reachable assertion vulnerability exists in Open5GS versions up to 2.7.5 in the ngap_build_downlink_nas_transport function of the AMF component. The issue, tracked as CWE-617, arises from improper handling that allows an assertion to be reached during processing of downlink NAS transport messages.
Remote unauthenticated attackers can trigger the flaw over the network to cause a denial of service by crashing the affected AMF process. Publicly available exploit details indicate the attack requires no user interaction or special privileges.
The Open5GS project has released version 2.7.6 containing the fix identified by commit bca0a7b6e01d254f4223b83831162566d4626428, and the associated release notes and issue tracker recommend immediate upgrade of affected deployments. The EPSS score remains low and unchanged at 0.0154 with no observed increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-24084
Vulnerability Data
A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.5. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ngap_build_downlink_nas_transport of the component AMF. The manipulation leads to reachable assertion. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the…
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public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.7.6 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is bca0a7b6e01d254f4223b83831162566d4626428. 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 finds reachable assertions during development.
Security engineering principles discourage use of assertions for handling untrusted input.
Validating untrusted inputs structurally prevents attacker data from reaching and triggering assertions.
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 prevent unsafe assertions from being coded in reachable paths.
Runtime monitoring of software can detect assertion-triggered crashes as adverse events.
Vulnerability identification processes can discover and record reachable-assertion flaws before deployment.
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.
Security testing in development can detect reachable assertions before release, reducing the likelihood of exploitation.
Secure development lifecycle mandates defensive coding and input validation that prevent reachable assertions from being triggered by untrusted data.
Application security requirements can specify that assertions must not be reachable from attacker-controlled inputs.
Secure architecture principles discourage the use of assertions for runtime error handling that an attacker could exploit.
Secure coding standards explicitly ban the use of assert() or equivalent statements that can be triggered by external input.