Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-8250

Open5Gs ≤ 2.7.7

Public PoC
Published
10 May 2026
Modified
24 July 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v4 2.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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:X
EPSS Score 0.0037 30th percentile
Risk Priority 15 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-8250 is a low-severity Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CWE-404) vulnerability in Open5Gs Open5Gs. Its CVSS base score is 2.1 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004); ranked at the 30th 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 SC-5 (Denial-of-service Protection) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A vulnerability has been found in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. This affects the function smf_n4_build_qos_flow_to_modify_list of the file /src/smf/n4-build.c of the component SMF. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been…

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disclosed to the public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CWE(s)
CWE-404

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
attack.mitre.org →
Why these techniques?

Remote DoS via exploitation of resource release flaw (CWE-404) in network service directly matches application exploitation for endpoint DoS.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Likely ATT&CK TechniquesAI

Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.

T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impactconfidence: HIGH
Remote exploitation of the SMF component vulnerability directly causes application or system DoS via improper resource handling.
attack.mitre.org →
inferred from description + CWE · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

open5gs
open5gs
≤ 2.7.7

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SC-5 Denial-of-service Protection
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)
  • SC-5 Denial-of-service Protection
  • SI-4 System Monitoring
Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SC-5 Denial-of-service Protection good match
preventdetect

Directly requires mechanisms to protect against or limit effects of denial-of-service attacks targeting network functions such as the SMF.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Requires timely remediation of software flaws (here the improper resource release in n4-build.c) that enable remote DoS.

SI-4 System Monitoring partial match
detect

Mandates monitoring of system behavior to identify anomalous resource consumption or traffic patterns indicative of the DoS condition.

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.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly include coding standards for correct resource allocation and release.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring can detect resource exhaustion caused by improper shutdown or release.

ID.AM-08 partial match
prevents

Lifecycle management of assets can encompass proper resource release at end-of-life or shutdown.

PR.IR-04 partial match
prevents

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.

A.5.37 Documented operating procedures partial match
prevents

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.

References