High severity · published Mar 20, 2026
CVE-2026-33063
free5GC AUSF UE Authentication Panic on Nil SuciSupiMap Interface Conversion
7.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
free5GC is an open source 5G core network. free5GC AUSF prior to version 1.4.2 has is an Improper Null Check vulnerability leading to Denial of Service. All deployments of free5GC v4.0.1 using the AUSF UE authentication service (`/nausf-auth/v1/ue-authentications` endpoint) are affected. A remote attacker can cause the AUSF service to panic and crash by sending a crafted UE authentication request that triggers a nil interface conversion in the `GetSupiFromSuciSupiMap` function. This results in complete denial of service for the AUSF authentication service. The `GetSupiFromSuciSupiMap` function attempts to perform an interface conversion from `interface{}` to `*context.SuciSupiMap` without checking if the underlying value is nil. When `SuciSupiMap` is nil, the code panics with "interface conversion: interface {} is nil, not *context.SuciSupiMap". free5GC AUSF version 1.4.2 patches the issue. There is no direct workaround at the application level. The recommendation is to apply the provided patch or restrict access to the AUSF API to trusted sources only.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AU
ausf · free5gc
< 1.4.2 · source: vendor
FR
Free5gc · Free5gc
before 1.4.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33063
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33063
Patch
https://github.com/free5gc/ausf/commit/3b9ac4403c2756dc89a5ed3cdcefe688458588aa
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/free5gc/ausf/pull/52
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/778
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-4jrw-92fg-4jwx
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