3.7

CVE-2026-44474: Ella Core: Handover failures during concurrent Security Mode Command

Deferred
AliasesGHSA-mc29-hmx6-856qGO-2026-5502
Published 27-05-2026Last modified 27-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-44474 is a low (CVSS 3.7) vulnerability in ellanetworks core. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 3.7, adjacent network); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
3.7/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.13%
0%100%
Low · -0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 27-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Ella Core is a 5G core designed for private networks. Prior to 1.10.0, Ella Core didn't enforce security rules on concurrent running of security procedures defined in TS 33.501 §6.9.5.1 — it could send a NAS Security Mode Command while an N2 handover was still pending (and vice versa). Concurrent Security Mode Command and N2 handover produce a KgNB mismatch between the UE and target gNB, causing the handover to fail. Requires a stalled gNB + re-registration race to trigger. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.10.0.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.07 pp

From 0.20% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: adjacent network, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ellanetworks1 product
Github.com/ellanetworks1 product
  • core< 1.10.0

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links