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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-8251

A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.7.

Published May 10, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 24, 2026 · A vulnerability was found

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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8251. EPSS is 0.68%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability was found is installed.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A vulnerability was found).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low2.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.68%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe open5gs/open5gs

A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. This impacts the function update_authorized_pcc_rule_and_qos of the file /src/smf/npcf-handler.c of the component SMF. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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  • cpe open5gs/open5gsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-8251

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8251. EPSS is 0.68%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability was found is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-404. EPSS 0.68%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 10, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. This impacts the function update_authorized_pcc_rule_and_qos of the file /src/smf/npcf-handler.c of the component SMF. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report bu

  2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. This impacts the function update_authorized_pcc_rule_and_qos of the file /src/smf/npcf-handler.c of the component SMF. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report bu

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8251

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-8251

    30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8251

    A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. This impacts the function update_authorized_pcc_rule_and_qos of the file /src/smf/npcf-handler.c of the component SMF. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.