CVE-2026-40343

free5GC UDR: Fail-open handling in PolicyDataSubsToNotifyPost allows unintended subscription creation

Published Apr 21, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS 8.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
free5GC UDR is the user data repository (UDR) for free5GC, an an open-source project for 5th generation (5G) mobile core networks. In versions up to and including 1.4.2, a fail-open request handling flaw in the UDR service causes the `/nudr-dr/v2/policy-data/subs-to-notify` POST handler to continue processing requests even after request body retrieval or deserialization errors. This may allow unintended creation of Policy Data notification subscriptions with invalid, empty, or partially processed input, depending on downstream processor behavior. As of time of publication, a patched version is not available.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jwch-w7wh-gqjm free5GC UDR: Fail-open handling in PolicyDataSubsToNotifyPost allows unintended subscription creation
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Free5gc free5gc
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:free5gc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:udr:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*
Vendors & Products Free5gc free5gc
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Free5gc
Free5gc udr
Vendors & Products Free5gc
Free5gc udr
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description free5GC UDR is the user data repository (UDR) for free5GC, an an open-source project for 5th generation (5G) mobile core networks. In versions up to and including 1.4.2, a fail-open request handling flaw in the UDR service causes the `/nudr-dr/v2/policy-data/subs-to-notify` POST handler to continue processing requests even after request body retrieval or deserialization errors. This may allow unintended creation of Policy Data notification subscriptions with invalid, empty, or partially processed input, depending on downstream processor behavior. As of time of publication, a patched version is not available.
Title free5GC UDR: Fail-open handling in PolicyDataSubsToNotifyPost allows unintended subscription creation
Weaknesses CWE-754
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 22, 2026, 1:12 PM
Reserved
Apr 10, 2026, 10:50 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 22, 2026, 12:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM