CVE-2026-25658

Ericsson Packet Core Gateway (PCG) versions prior to 1.30 contain an Improper Handling of Missing Values (CWE-230) vulnerability where an attacker continuously sending a specially crafted message can cause service degradation. The impact continues as long the attack persists but the system recovers from the crashes when the attack stops.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ericsson.com/en/about-us/security/psirt/cve-2026-25658	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ericsson:packet_core_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-05 12:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:25

NVD link : CVE-2026-25658

Mitre link : CVE-2026-25658

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-25658

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Products Affected

ericsson

packet_core_gateway

CWE

CWE-230

Improper Handling of Missing Values

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