Free5GC pcf up to 1.4.1 smpolicy.go HandleCreateSmPolicyRequest null pointer dereference
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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Free5GC pcf up to 1.4.1. This impacts the function HandleCreateSmPolicyRequest of the file internal/sbi/processor/smpolicy.go. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-1739. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.
It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Free5GC pcf up to 1.4.1. Affected is the function HandleCreateSmPolicyRequest of the file internal/sbi/processor/smpolicy.go. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability.
The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-1739. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
The exploit is shared for download at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Applying the patch df535f5524314620715e842baf9723efbeb481a7 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.
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Website
- Product: https://github.com/free5gc/pcf/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
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Patch: df535f5524314620715e842baf9723efbeb481a7
Timeline
02/01/2026 Advisory disclosed02/01/2026 VulDB entry created
02/12/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: 803
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2026-1739 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-1739
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-343638
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 02/01/2026 08:55Updated: 02/12/2026 02:12
Changes: 02/01/2026 08:55 (60), 02/02/2026 03:28 (31), 02/12/2026 02:12 (11)
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Submitter: ZiyuLin
Cache ID: 216::103
Submit
Accepted
- Submit #741194: free5gc PCF v4.1.0 Denial of Service (by ZiyuLin)
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