CVE-2025-59172

Severity CVSS v4.0:

HIGH

Type:

CWE-78 OS Command Injections

Publication date:

27/07/2026

Last modified:

27/07/2026

Description

Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) versions prior to 1.38 contain an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements vulnerability allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code as root.

Impact

Vector 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.50 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Confidentiality (VC): High
Integrity (VI): High
Availability (VA): High
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): None
Availability (SA): None

Base Score 4.0

8.50

Severity 4.0

HIGH

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://www.ericsson.com/en/about-us/security/psirt/security-bulletin-pcc-july-2026