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free5GC: NEF 3gpp-pfd-management API is unauthenticated; forged bearer tokens can create, read, and delete PFD transactions
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N N U L H H 9.4 .0031 24.2 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
free5gc < 4.2.2 – —
TIMELINE
May 5 Reserved by GitHub_M
May 27 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-44315 (free5gc). Public exploit reference added.
May 27 Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
Description
free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's NEF mounts the 3gpp-pfd-management API without inbound OAuth2/bearer-token authorization. A network attacker who can reach NEF on the SBI can create, read, and delete PFD-management transaction state with a forged or arbitrary bearer token (e.g. Authorization: Bearer not-a-real-token). The route group is also reachable even when the running config's ServiceList does not declare it, so operators who think they disabled the service via config are still exposed. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| May 5, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by GitHub_M |
| May 27, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-44315 (free5gc). Public exploit reference added. |
| May 27, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: GitHub_M) |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| free5gc | free5gc | — | < 4.2.2 | — |
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