CVE-2026-44475 (GCVE-0-2026-44475)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-27 15:15 – Updated: 2026-05-27 15:15
VLAI
Title
Ella Core: UE Security Capability bypass on NGAP PathSwitchRequest
Summary
Ella Core is a 5G core designed for private networks. Prior to 1.10.0, Ella Core does not verify the UE Security Capabilities received in NGAP PathSwitchRequest messages against its locally stored values. A malicious gNB can overwrite Ella Core's stored UE security capabilities for any UE with arbitrary values by sending a single crafted PathSwitchRequest. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.10.0.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-358 - Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/ellanetworks/core/security/adv… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ellanetworks | core |
Affected:
< 1.10.0
|
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