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CVE-2025-59180: Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) · CWE-798

Affects Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium : upgrade to 1.38 when convenient.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 05:11 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.38
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) to 1.38.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
EricssonPacket Core Controller (PCC)Affected
  • <1.38
Fixed in
  • 1.38

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict access to the cluster to trusted personnel only and monitor for unauthorized access attempts. Avoid sharing or exposing cluster credentials and consider additional access controls around the alarm system.

Description

Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) versions prior to 1.38 contain a hardcoded credential vulnerability in the alarm system. An attacker with access to the cluster with knowledge of the hardcoded credential can read alarm and alert information.

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