CVE-2026-8728

MEDIUMNVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
4.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

A security vulnerability has been detected in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. The impacted element is the function ogs_sbi_discovery_option_parse_plmn_list in the library /lib/sbi/conv.c of the component NRF. Such manipulation of the argument target-plmn-list leads to denial of service. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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
Severity43% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
32%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 17, 2026

Last Modified

May 18, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

[Bug]: NRF crash on `GET /nnrf-disc/v1/nf-instances` with malformed `target-plmn-list` · Issue #4458 · open5gs/open5gs · GitHub

https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4458
generic

GitHub - open5gs/open5gs: Open5GS is a C-language Open Source implementation for 5G Core and EPC, i.e. the core network of LTE/NR network (Release-17) · GitHub

https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8728(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 36× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-27 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-06-29 21:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  26. 2026-06-17 03:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  70. 2026-05-20 11:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-05-20 11:22 UTCEPSS rescore

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8728?
CVE-2026-8728 is a medium vulnerability published on May 17, 2026. A security vulnerability has been detected in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. The impacted element is the function ogssbidiscoveryoptionparseplmnlist in the library /lib/sbi/conv.c of the component NRF. Such manipulation of the argument target-plmn-list leads to denial of service. The attack can be executed…
When was CVE-2026-8728 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8728 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 17, 2026, with the most recent update on May 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8728 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8728 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 68.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8728?
CVE-2026-8728 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8728?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8728, 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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