CVE-2025-59181 Path traversal Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a directory traversal flaw in Ericsson PCC to alter permissions, causing denial of service for legitimate users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-59181?
CVE-2025-59181 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC), published on 27 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-35
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59181?
How do I fix CVE-2025-59181?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-59181 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-59181 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59181 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36r8-3m39-xrv3.