CVE-2026-33281 PUBLISHED

Ella Core panics on invalid PDU Session IDs in NGAP messages

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 18.03.2026 Published: 23.03.2026 Updated: 24.03.2026

Ella Core is a 5G core designed for private networks. Versions prior to 1.6.0 panic when processing NGAP messages with invalid PDU Session IDs outside of 1-15. An attacker able to send crafted NGAP messages to Ella Core can crash the process, causing service disruption for all connected subscribers. No authentication is required. Version 1.6.0 added PDU Session ID validations during NGAP message handling.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor ellanetworks
Product core
Versions
  • Version < 1.6.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-129: Improper Validation of Array Index CWE