CVE-2026-44475

Ella Core: UE Security Capability bypass on NGAP PathSwitchRequest

Published May 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pwfh-mqp3-pqwj Ella Core has a UE Security Capability bypass on NGAP PathSwitchRequest
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Ellanetworks
Ellanetworks core
Vendors & Products Ellanetworks
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Description 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.
Title Ella Core: UE Security Capability bypass on NGAP PathSwitchRequest
Weaknesses CWE-358
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 28, 2026, 3:36 PM
Reserved
May 6, 2026, 5:18 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 27, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 11:10 AM