CVE-2025-59181

Access denial via directory permission changes

Published Jul 27, 2026 · Updated Jul 27, 2026

Path traversal in Configuration Management in Ericsson Packet Core Controller before 1.39 allows attackers to deny access to legitimate users. Ericsson states that traversal can change directory permissions but has not disclosed the affected request, path-processing locus, or validation error. Exploitation requires an adjacent position and high privileges; the resulting permission changes deny legitimate access and interrupt availability.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Configuration Management in Ericsson Packet Core Controller before 1.39 allows attackers to deny access to legitimate users. Ericsson states that traversal can change directory permissions but has not disclosed the affected request, path-processing locus, or validation error. Exploitation requires an adjacent position and high privileges; the resulting permission changes deny legitimate access and interrupt availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-59181
Published
Jul 27, 2026
Updated
Jul 27, 2026
Vendor
Ericsson
Product
Packet Core Controller
Classifications
CWE-35, T1222.002
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
admin

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 <1.39 changes=[{"at":"1.39","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Ericsson · Packet Core Controllerversion=0 <1.39 changes=[{"at":"1.39","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

4.8EricssonCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-35Path Traversal: '.../...//'
T1222.002File and Directory Permissions Modification: Linux and Mac File and Directory Permissions Modification

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