# CVE-2026-44323: free5GC: UDR nudr-dr DELETE amf-subscriptions panics on missing subsId when UE state exists (nil pointer dereference)

- Also known as: GO-2026-5131, GHSA-4RQF-GRM6-VF75
- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.2.2, 1.4.3
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-06-01

## Affected

- free5gc: fixed in 4.2.2
- github.com/free5gc/udr (Go): fixed in 1.4.3

## Description

free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's UDR nudr-dr DELETE /subscription-data/{ueId}/{servingPlmnId}/ee-subscriptions/{subsId}/amf-subscriptions handler contains a nil-pointer dereference reachable from a single authenticated request, after one preparatory authenticated EE-subscription create. The handler checks _, ok = UESubsData.EeSubscriptionCollection[subsId] and sets a 404 problem-details on the miss path, but then continues to UESubsData.EeSubscriptionCollection[subsId].AmfSubscriptionInfos -- dereferencing the same missing entry instead of returning. Gin recovery converts the panic into HTTP 500, but the endpoint remains repeatedly panicable. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on free5gc, github.com/free5gc/udr, upgrade to a fixed version (4.2.2, 1.4.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-4rqf-grm6-vf75
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/919
- https://github.com/free5gc/udr/pull/60
- https://github.com/free5gc/udr/commit/8a1d3c63be99d378806d771f086ff32f1867da99

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