CVE-2026-33903 (GCVE-0-2026-33903)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-27 20:52 – Updated: 2026-03-30 15:42
VLAI
Title
Ella Core panics when processing a crafted NGAP LocationReport message
Summary
Ella Core is a 5G core designed for private networks. Versions prior to 1.7.0 panic when processing a specially crafted NGAP LocationReport message. An attacker able to send crafted NGAP messages to Ella Core can crash the process, causing service disruption for all connected subscribers. Version 1.7.0 adds guards in NGAP Location Report handler.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ellanetworks core Affected: < 1.7.0
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