CVE-2025-59180

Alarm-data disclosure via hardcoded credential

Published Jul 27, 2026 · Updated Jul 27, 2026

Hardcoded credentials in Ericsson Packet Core Controller before 1.38 allow local users to read alarm and alert information. The alarm system relies on a fixed credential, but Ericsson has not disclosed its storage location or the authentication path that accepts it. Exploitation requires cluster access and knowledge of the credential; the published impact is limited to reading alarm and alert data.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hardcoded credentials in Ericsson Packet Core Controller before 1.38 allow local users to read alarm and alert information. The alarm system relies on a fixed credential, but Ericsson has not disclosed its storage location or the authentication path that accepts it. Exploitation requires cluster access and knowledge of the credential; the published impact is limited to reading alarm and alert data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-59180
Published
Jul 27, 2026
Updated
Jul 27, 2026
Vendor
Ericsson
Product
Packet Core Controller
Classifications
CWE-798, T1078
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 27, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.38 changes=[{"at":"1.38","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Ericsson · Packet Core Controllerversion=0 <1.38 changes=[{"at":"1.38","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

5.1EricssonCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1078Valid Accounts

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