What is CVE-2026-82589?
A security flaw has been discovered in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. Impacted is the function amf_namf_comm_handle_n1_n2_message_transfer of the file src/amf/namf-handler.c of the component N1-N2 Message Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument N1N2MessageTransferReqData.n2InfoContainer.smInfo.n2InfoContent.ngapIeType results in denial of service. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 2.8.0 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is named abf8a836564b966b5141110fc25ed413c4f17522. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
The record classifies CVE-2026-82589 under weakness class CWE-404. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 36 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 4.3 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - CVSS v4.0 base score
- 5.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.2% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 3.1/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-08-30, last modified 2026-08-31
Is CVE-2026-82589 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 36 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- (vendor unspecified): Open5GS
How to fix CVE-2026-82589
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-82589 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-82589
No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-82589, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .