Ella Core: UE Security Capability bypass on NGAP PathSwitchRequest
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Ella Core is a 5G core designed for private networks. Prior to 1.10.0, Ella Core does not verify the UE Security Capabilities received in NGAP PathSwitchRequest messages against its locally stored values. A malicious gNB can overwrite Ella Core's stored UE security capabilities for any UE with arbitrary values by sending a single crafted PathSwitchRequest. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.10.0.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ellanetworks | core | before 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/ellanetworks/core (Go) | before 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 | Patch available | GHSA-pwfh-mqp3-pqwj |
- core Vendorellanetworks Affected before 1.10.0 Fixed in 1.10.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/ellanetworks/core (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.10.0 Fixed in 1.10.0 Patch available GHSA-pwfh-mqp3-pqwj
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ellanetworks:ella_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | ellanetworks |
- cpe:2.3:a:ellanetworks:ella_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·ellanetworks
Remediation
- Fix · CNA core (ellanetworks) Fixed in 1.10.0
- Fix · GHSA-pwfh-mqp3-pqwj github.com/ellanetworks/core (Go) Fixed in 1.10.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44475
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pwfh-mqp3-pqwj
References
More ellanetworks vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-24847 Ella Core: Unauthenticated AMF DoS via malformed InitialUEMessage with undersized integrity-protected NAS payload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-26264 Ella Core has Privilege Escalation via Database Restore by NetworkManager role CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-25694 Ella Core panics on malformed ULNASTransport Message without a Request Type CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-25693 Ella Core panics on malformed NGAP Location Report CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-25692 Ella Core panics on invalid PDU Session IDs in NGAP messages CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-24848 Ella Core: AMF DoS via malformed PathSwitchRequest with empty NR security capability bitstrings CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-44475 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44475 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pwfh-mqp3-pqwj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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