CVE-2025-59180 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) versions prior to 1.38 contain a hardcoded credential vulnerability in the alarm system. An attacker with access to the cluster with knowledge of the hardcoded credential can read alarm and alert information.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.ericsson.com/en/about-us/security/psirt/security-bulletin-pcc-july-2026

History

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) versions prior to 1.38 contain a hardcoded credential vulnerability in the alarm system. An attacker with access to the cluster with knowledge of the hardcoded credential can read alarm and alert information.
Title		Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-798
References		https://www.ericsson.com/en/about-us/security/psirt/security-bulletin-pcc-july-2026
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ERIC

Published: 2026-07-27T14:19:16.119Z

Updated: 2026-07-27T15:08:17.243Z

Reserved: 2025-09-10T13:24:49.362Z

Link: CVE-2025-59180

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-27T15:08:13.186Z

NVD

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