Path traversal in Ericsson Packet Core Controller
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) versions prior to 1.39 contain a directory traversal vulnerability in Configuration Management that could allow an attacker to change directory permissions, denying access to legitimate users.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Packet Core Controller (PCC) (Ericsson) Fixed in 1.39
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) 1.39
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-36772 Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere VulnerabilityPriority LOW 22
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-59181
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-36r8-3m39-xrv3
References
More Ericsson vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09344 Authentication bypass in Ericsson CodeChecker CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-36027 Cross-Site Request Forgery in CodeChecker API CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2025-27277 Buffer overflow in CodeChecker log command CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-27200 Path traversal in `CodeChecker server` in the endpoint of `CodeChecker store` CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-41851 Authenticated Remote Denial of Service via Unbounded zlib Decompression in massStoreRun CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2021-19324 In Ericsson Network Location before 2021-07-31, it is possible for an authenticated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-59181 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-59181 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-36r8-3m39-xrv3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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