CVE-2026-33191 — udm
Fix: free5gc/udm@88de9faCVE-2026-33191 is a CWE-158 vulnerability in github.com/free5gc/udm. A fix is available for github.com/free5gc/udm — see the affected versions and patch details below.
free5GC UDM vulnerable to null byte injection in URL path parameters causing 500 Internal Server Error
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-33191.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/free5gc/udmReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
This is an Improper Input Validation vulnerability with Denial of Service and Injection implications.
- Security Impact: A remote attacker can inject null bytes (URL-encoded as
%00) into thesupipath parameter of the UDM's Nudm_SubscriberDataManagement API. This causes URL parsing failure in Go'snet/urlpackage with the error "invalid control character in URL", resulting in a 500 Internal Server Error. This null byte injection vulnerability can be exploited for denial of service attacks. - Functional Impact: When the
supiparameter contains null characters, the UDM attempts to construct a URL for UDR that includes these control characters. Go's URL parser rejects them, causing the request to fail with 500 instead of properly validating input and returning 400 Bad Request. - Affected Parties: All deployments of free5GC v4.0.1 using the UDM Nudm_SDM service with endpoints that include path parameters (e.g.,
/nudm-sdm/v2/{supi}/am-data).
Patches
Yes, the issue has been patched.
The fix is implemented in PR free5gc/udm#79.
Users should upgrade to the next release of free5GC that includes this commit.
Workarounds
There is no direct workaround at the application level. The recommendation is to apply the provided patch or implement API gateway-level validation to reject requests containing null bytes in path parameters before they reach UDM.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/free5gc/udm | all versions | 1.4.2go get github.com/free5gc/udm@v1.4.2 |
Affected Products
udmfree5gcDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/free5gc/udm, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/free5gc/udm to 1.4.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-33191 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.
Frequently Asked Questions
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