CVE-2025-70121 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the AMF component by sending a crafted NAS Registration Request, causing a denial of service in free5GC deployments.

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-2025-70121?

CVE-2025-70121 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Free5gc Free5gc, published on 13 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An array index out of bounds vulnerability in the AMF component of free5GC v4.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted 5GS Mobile Identity in a NAS Registration Request message. The issue occurs in the GetSUCI method (NAS_MobileIdentity5GS.go) when accessing index 5 of a 5-element array, leading to a runtime panic and AMF crash.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-70121?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Free5gc Free5gc.

How do I fix CVE-2025-70121?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-70121 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-2025-70121 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-70121 exists.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-x3j4-874w-h7pv.

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