# CVE-2026-1973: Free5GC SMF establishPfcpSession null pointer dereference

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-02-06 · Updated: 2026-02-23

## Affected

- n/a Free5GC: 4.0, 4.1.0

## Description

A vulnerability was determined in Free5GC up to 4.1.0. The impacted element is the function establishPfcpSession of the component SMF. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Free5GC, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.344495
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.344495
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.743236
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/815
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/815#issue-3832032062
- https://github.com/free5gc/smf/pull/189
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/

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