# CVE-2026-44322: free5GC: NEF 3gpp-pfd-management PATCH applications/{appId} panics on UDR access failure due to nil ProblemDetails dereference

- Also known as: GHSA-J59F-X285-69JX, GO-2026-5447
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.2.2, 1.2.3
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-05-28

## Affected

- free5gc: fixed in 4.2.2
- github.com/free5gc/nef (Go): fixed in 1.2.3

## Description

free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's NEF PATCH /3gpp-pfd-management/v1/{afId}/transactions/{transId}/applications/{appId} handler panics with a nil-pointer dereference when the upstream UDR call fails AND the consumer wrapper returns err != nil together with a nil *ProblemDetails. The handler's errPfdData != nil branch builds its own problemDetailsErr correctly, but immediately after it reads problemDetails.Cause (the OTHER value, which is nil in this branch) and panics. Gin recovery converts the panic into HTTP 500, so a single PATCH against this endpoint returns 500 instead of the intended controlled error response whenever UDR access is failing. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on free5gc, github.com/free5gc/nef, upgrade to a fixed version (4.2.2, 1.2.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-j59f-x285-69jx
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/925
- https://github.com/free5gc/nef/pull/22
- https://github.com/free5gc/nef/commit/72a47f3fab4dffbd227f8d92c5f69dca93b610cb

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