CVE-2026-44474: Ella Core: Handover failures during concurrent Security Mode Command
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.
Not severe (CVSS 3.7, adjacent network); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 27-05-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 27-05-2026Last 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- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- NVDNIST3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: adjacent network, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ellanetworks1 product
- core< 1.10.0
Github.com/ellanetworks1 product
- core< 1.10.0
2 vendors · 2 products
References
3 links- github.com/ellanetworks/corePACKAGE