CVE-2025-65563 Null dereference in n/a
An attacker can crash the UPF process by sending malformed PFCP Association Setup Requests, disrupting user-plane services in 5G networks.
- 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-2025-65563?
CVE-2025-65563 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the omec-project UPF (component upf-epc/pfcpiface) up to at least version upf-epc-pfcpiface:2.1.3-dev. When the UPF receives a PFCP Association Setup Request that is missing the mandatory NodeID Information Element, the association setup handler dereferences a nil pointer instead of validating the message, causing a panic and terminating the UPF process. An attacker who can send PFCP Association Setup Request messages to the UPF's N4/PFCP endpoint can exploit this issue to repeatedly crash the UPF and disrupt user-plane services.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-65563?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opennetworking Upf.
How do I fix CVE-2025-65563?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-65563 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-65563 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-65563 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-544q-m99h-wg4h.