CVE-2026-41135 PUBLISHED

free5GC PCF: Memory Leak via CORS Middleware Registration in HTTP Handler Leads to Denial of Service

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 17.04.2026 Published: 21.04.2026 Updated: 21.04.2026

free5GC UDR is the Policy Control Function (PCF) for free5GC, an an open-source project for 5th generation (5G) mobile core networks. A memory leak vulnerability in versions prior to 1.4.3 allows any unauthenticated attacker with network access to the PCF SBI interface to cause uncontrolled memory growth by sending repeated HTTP requests to the OAM endpoint. The root cause is a router.Use() call inside an HTTP handler that registers a new CORS middleware on every incoming request, permanently growing the Gin router's handler chain. This leads to progressive memory exhaustion and eventual Denial of Service of the PCF, preventing all UEs from obtaining AM and SM policies and blocking 5G session establishment. Version 1.4.3 contains a patch.

Metrics

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

Product Status

Vendor free5gc
Product pcf
Versions
  • Version < 1.4.3 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption CWE