CVE-2025-59180 PUBLISHED

Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability

Assigner: ERIC
Reserved: 10.09.2025 Published: 27.07.2026 Updated: 27.07.2026

Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) versions prior to 1.38 contain a hardcoded credential vulnerability in the alarm system. An attacker with access to the cluster with knowledge of the hardcoded credential can read alarm and alert information.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.1

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Local	Confidentiality	Low	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	None	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	Ericsson
Product	Packet Core Controller (PCC)
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 1.38 (excl.)

Credits

Spark NZ finder
Radu Balaci and Meghna Patel from Bell Mobility (Canada) finder

References

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

Problem Types

CWE-798 CWE