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.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mc29-hmx6-856q Ella Core has handover failures during concurrent Security Mode Command
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Wed, 27 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Ella Core: Handover failures during concurrent Security Mode Command
Weaknesses CWE-358
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-27T17:23:14.076Z

Reserved: 2026-05-06T17:18:51.782Z

Link: CVE-2026-44474

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-27T17:16:39.220

Modified: 2026-05-27T17:16:39.220

Link: CVE-2026-44474

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