Quick answers
- Is CVE-2025-59172 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-59172 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2025-59172?
- Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 8.5, published 27 July 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Ericsson Packet Core Controller versions prior to 1.38.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-59172?
- A patch was published on 1.38: Vulnerability fixed in version 1.38. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2025-59172 attacked?
- It is attacked from the adjacent network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2025-59172?
- Check whether you run Ericsson Packet Core Controller at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
An OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) exists in Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) due to improper neutralization of special elements. The flaw allows an authenticated attacker with high privileges (PR:H) to execute arbitrary commands with root-level permissions on the underlying operating system. The attack vector is restricted to the adjacent network (AV:A), typically requiring access to the management network. The vulnerability is resolved in PCC version 1.38.
Affected products
- Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) versions prior to 1.38
Timeline
- 2026-07-27: advisory: NVD and Ericsson published the advisory.
- 1.38: patched: Vulnerability fixed in version 1.38.