CVE-2026-1738
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-2026-1738 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 at the 48th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); 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 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-5123
Vulnerability Data
A flaw has been found in Open5GS up to 2.7.6. The impacted element is the function sgwc_tunnel_add of the file /src/sgwc/context.c of the component SGWC. Executing a manipulation of the argument pdr can lead to reachable assertion. The attack can…
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be executed remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue. The issue report is flagged as already-fixed.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reachable assertion (CWE-617) in remotely accessible SGWC component directly enables remote application exploitation resulting in denial of service.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly validates the pdr argument in sgwc_tunnel_add to block malformed input that triggers the reachable assertion.
Boundary protection restricts remote access to the SGWC component, reducing exposure to the published exploit.
Requires prompt application of the available patch that corrects the assertion flaw in context.c.
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.