Ericsson Packet Core Controller up to 1.38 Configuration Management path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Ericsson Packet Core Controller up to 1.38. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Configuration Management. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-59181. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Ericsson Packet Core Controller up to 1.38 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Configuration Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at ericsson.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-59181 since 09/10/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/27/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.39 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Ericsson

Name

• Packet Core Controller

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.36
• 1.37
• 1.38

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