# CVE-2026-55068: free5GC: NRF nnrf-nfm lacks NF Profile input validation — enables NF Registration Poisoning with arbitrary service endpoints

- Also known as: GHSA-X8MJ-6P3Q-G5PP, GO-2026-6316
- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.2.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.2+incompatible
- Published: 2026-08-28 · Updated: 2026-08-31

## Affected

- free5gc: fixed in 4.2.3
- github.com/free5gc/free5gc (Go): fixed in 4.2.2
- github.com/free5gc/free5gc (Go): fixed in 4.2.2+incompatible

## Description

free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. In 4.2.2 and earlier, the NRF RegisterNFInstance handler at PUT /nnrf-nfm/v1/nf-instances/{nfInstanceID} accepts NF Profiles without enforcing UUID format, nfStatus enum values, heartBeatTimer ranges, mandatory profile fields, or nfServices.ipEndPoints address constraints. The invalid profiles are persisted in the MongoDB NfProfile collection and returned by NFDiscover, allowing an attacker with SBI access to advertise attacker-controlled network-function endpoints and redirect control-plane signaling. This can expose credentials and signaling, alter service discovery integrity, and deny service across network functions that trust the NRF. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on free5gc, github.com/free5gc/free5gc, upgrade to a fixed version (4.2.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.2+incompatible) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-x8mj-6p3q-g5pp
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/1056
- https://github.com/free5gc/nrf/pull/90
- https://github.com/free5gc/nrf/commit/bda0cf75be5556bb4c758c8b34710f3fe6bbe3ea
- https://github.com/free5gc/nrf/commit/fcd3cfaa27cc4dc17172ee0c4c3e0a3a696297c6
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/releases/tag/v4.2.3
- https://github.com/free5gc/nrf/releases/tag/v1.4.5

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