Answer in brief
CVE-2026-78156 records a Medium severity (CVSS 7.4) vulnerability in Open5GS S6a Authentication-Information-Request hss-s6a-path.c hss_ogs_diam_s6a_air_cb heap-based overflow. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps n/a/Open5GS (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps n/a/Open5GS (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| n/a/Open5GSgeneric | 2.8.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 24, 2026
A security vulnerability has been detected in Open5GS 2.8.0. Affected by this issue is the function hss_ogs_diam_s6a_air_cb of the file src/hss/hss-s6a-path.c of the component S6a Authentication-Information-Request Handler. Such manipulation of the argument Visited-PLMN-Id leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be performed from remote. The name of the patch is a9c82ee0b590d76a581b0580cb46b598984e2392. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
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