CVE-2026-42459

free5GC: Improper Input Validation and Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in github.com/free5gc/udm

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 27, 2026 at 03:53 PM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 08:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFREE5GC

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC

Description

free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, the free5GC UDM component fails to validate the supi path parameter in six GET handlers of the nudm-sdm (Subscriber Data Management) service. An unauthenticated attacker can inject control characters into the SUPI parameter, causing UDM to forward a malformed request to UDR and return a 500 Internal Server Error response that exposes internal infrastructure details. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.2.2
Affected range stops below 4.2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-585v-hcgf-jhfr

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-209

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