CVE-2026-44320

HIGHNVD 7.37.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-08. NVD baseline CVSS 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's NEF mounts the nnef-callback route group without inbound OAuth2/bearer-token authorization. A forged or arbitrary bearer token (e.g. Authorization: Bearer not-a-real-token) is enough to reach the SMF-callback handler -- the callback body is parsed and dispatched into NEF business logic instead of being rejected at the auth boundary. Same root cause as the other NEF SBI findings: the route group is mounted without any inbound auth middleware. NEF does not authenticate the producer NF identity before processing callback content; if an attacker can guess or obtain a valid NotifId, this missing auth boundary lets forged callbacks act on real subscription state. The route group is also reachable even when the runtime ServiceList does not declare it (it lists only nnef-pfdmanagement and nnef-oam). This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(medium)
EG Risk
48(Track)
EG Risk 48/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity73% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
16%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 27, 2026

Last Modified

May 28, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github, github_pr.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

NEF nnef-callback route group is unauthenticated; forged callback requests are accepted into the processing path · Advisory · free5gc/free5gc · GitHub

https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-wqfh-gq79-j8mf
github_pr

fix(sbi): add inbound OAuth2 middleware to nnef-callback route

Upstream fix in progress (PR #24 · free5gc/nef, state=open)

https://github.com/free5gc/nef/pull/24
generic

[Bugs] NEF `nnef-callback` is unauthenticated: forged callback requests are accepted into the processing path · Issue #860 · free5gc/free5gc · GitHub

https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/860

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44320(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
gogithub.com/free5gc/nef—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
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Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-44320?
CVE-2026-44320 is a high vulnerability published on May 27, 2026. free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's NEF mounts the nnef-callback route group without inbound OAuth2/bearer-token authorization. A forged or arbitrary bearer token (e.g. Authorization: Bearer not-a-real-token) is enough to reach the SMF-callback…
When was CVE-2026-44320 disclosed?
CVE-2026-44320 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 27, 2026, with the most recent update on May 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-44320 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-44320 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 84.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44320?
CVE-2026-44320 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-44320?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-44320, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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