CVE-2025-59172

HIGHPre-NVD 8.58.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 92% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) versions prior to 1.38 contain an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements vulnerability allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code as root.

CVSS v3
8.5
EG Score
8.5(medium)
EG Risk
43(Track)
EG Risk 43/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity85% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 27, 2026

Last Modified

July 28, 2026

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-59172(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 10× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-29 03:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-28 16:31 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-28 16:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-28 15:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-28 14:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-28 03:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-27 16:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-27 15:22 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-27 14:26 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-27 14:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-59172?
CVE-2025-59172 is a high vulnerability published on July 27, 2026. Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) versions prior to 1.38 contain an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements vulnerability allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code as root.
When was CVE-2025-59172 disclosed?
CVE-2025-59172 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 27, 2026, with the most recent update on July 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-59172 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-59172 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 92.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-59172?
CVE-2025-59172 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-59172?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-59172, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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