Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-59172
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerERIC
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-27 15:16:45 UTC
Updated2026-07-28 16:17:16 UTC
DescriptionEricsson 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.5 HIGH from 85b1779b-6ecd-4f52-bcc5-73eac4659dcf

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.001800000 probability, percentile 0.078750000 (date 2026-07-29)

Problem Types: CWE-78 | CWE-78 CWE-78 Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.085b1779b-6ecd-4f52-bcc5-73eac4659dcfSecondary8.5HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS8.5HIGHCVSS: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 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Ericsson Packet Core Controller PCC affected 1.38 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.ericsson.com/en/about-us/security/psirt/security-bulletin-pcc-july-2026 85b1779b-6ecd-4f52-bcc5-73eac4659dcf www.ericsson.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Spark NZ (en)

CNA: Radu Balaci and Meghna Patel from Bell Mobility (Canada) (en)

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