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CVE-2026-78156

n/a Open5GS — Open5GS S6a Authentication-Information-Request hss-s6a-path.c hss_ogs_diam_s6a_air_cb heap-based overflow
  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   L   N   L   L   L    2.1   .0056   44.7     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  Open5GS  2.8.0 –   —
TIMELINE
  Aug 23  Reserved by VulDB
  Aug 23  Published (CNA: VulDB)
  Aug 24  RESCORED — CVE-2026-78156 (Open5GS). CVSS 5.3 → 2.1 (NVD).
CWE-119, CWE-122 · CNA: VulDB · CVSS v4.0 · 7 references · NVD status: Deferred

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in Open5GS 2.8.0. Affected by this issue is the function hss_ogs_diam_s6a_air_cb of the file src/hss/hss-s6a-path.c of the component S6a Authentication-Information-Request Handler. Such manipulation of the argument Visited-PLMN-Id leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be performed from remote. The name of the patch is a9c82ee0b590d76a581b0580cb46b598984e2392. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
August 23, 2026ReservedReserved by VulDB
August 23, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: VulDB)
August 24, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2026-78156 (Open5GS). CVSS 5.3 → 2.1 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
n/aOpen5GS—2.8.0—

Weaknesses

CWE-119 · CWE-122

References (7)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-78156 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-119 · CWE-122

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