CVE-2026-8291
MediumWhat is CVE-2026-8291?
A weakness has been identified in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. Impacted is the function ogs_nnrf_nfm_handle_nf_profile of the file lib/sbi/nnrf-handler.c of the component NRF. This manipulation causes denial of service. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS 3.1Exploitable remotely over the network without requiring access to the local system.
No special conditions required. Exploit can be performed reliably and repeatedly.
Basic user account required (e.g. standard login without admin rights).
No user interaction required. Exploit runs without any victim action.
Exploiting the vulnerability only affects the vulnerable component itself.
No confidentiality impact. Sensitive data is not exposed.
No integrity impact. Data cannot be modified.
Reduced performance or intermittent outages, but service remains available.
FAQ
CVE-2026-8291 has a CVSS score of 4.3/10, rated as Medium. Review the affected products list and apply vendor patches.
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) rates vulnerability severity from 0.0 to 10.0. CVE-2026-8291 scores 4.3/10 (Medium). Scores 9.0–10.0 are Critical, 7.0–8.9 are High, 4.0–6.9 are Medium, and below 4.0 are Low.
The list of devices confirmed to be affected by CVE-2026-8291 is shown in the "Affected Devices" section above. Check your firmware version against the vendor security advisory and apply the latest patch.
Apply the latest firmware or software update from the vendor. Check the References section above for official advisories and patch notes. If no patch is available, consider disabling the affected feature or isolating the device from untrusted networks.