CVE-2025-41068 Reachable Assertion vulnerability in Open5GS
Attackers can crash the Open5GS NRF service by sending invalid NF creation requests, causing a denial of service for the discovery service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-41068?
CVE-2025-41068 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Open5gs Open5gs, published on 27 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Reachable Assertion vulnerability in Open5GS up to version 2.7.6 allows attackers with connectivity to the NRF to cause a denial of service. This is achieved by sending the creation of an NF with an invalid type via SBI and then requesting its data. The NRF executes a check that crashes the process, leaving the discovery service unresponsive.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-41068?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open5gs Open5gs.
How do I fix CVE-2025-41068?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-41068 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-41068 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-41068 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Open5gs Open5gs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8w5q-7h44-9vh9.