Ella Core has handover failures during concurrent Security Mode Command
CVE-2026-44474GHSA-mc29-hmx6-856q
What to do
Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (github.com/ellanetworks/core 1.10.0), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.
This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.
Affected packages
Go github.com/ellanetworks/core
- Affected
- < 1.10.0
- Fixed in
- 1.10.0
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database and maintainer security advisories on GitHub
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-mc29-hmx6-856q lists affected ranges: Go github.com/ellanetworks/core >=0 <1.10.0
VerifiedObserved Structured GitHub Advisory Database record (type=reviewed) from the GitHub REST API.
Severity and exploitation
- Exploitation
- No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
- CVSS
- 3.7 · CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- CVE-2026-44474: 0.13% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 2.92 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description
As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.
Summary 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). Impact 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. Fix Ella Core now enforces both rules from §6.9.5.1, blocking concurrent Security Mode Command and N2 handover procedures.
Dates and revisions
- Published by the source
- Last modified by the source
- Source last checked
- Revision 1 · created ·
Published from ghsa record GHSA-mc29-hmx6-856q
Agent brief
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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-44474 Advisory: Ella Core has handover failures during concurrent Security Mode Command IDs: CVE-2026-44474, GHSA-mc29-hmx6-856q Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-44474 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 15:23 UTC) Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected. Severity: Low (CVSS 3.7) Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV. Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: github.com/ellanetworks/core 1.10.0. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed. ## Affected components - Go github.com/ellanetworks/core: affected < 1.10.0; fixed in 1.10.0 ## Suggested inspection (read-only) - Go github.com/ellanetworks/core: check the installed version with your package manager. ## Supported action Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version. ## Required regression checks - Run the test suite and a production build. - Exercise the features that depend on github.com/ellanetworks/core. - Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed. ## Rollback considerations - Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward. ## Unresolved questions - Which deployments run an affected version? - Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority. - Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production. ## Sources - Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mc29-hmx6-856q (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-mc29-hmx6-856q lists affected ranges: Go github.com/ellanetworks/core >=0 <1.10.0) Commands are suggestions: review each one before running it.
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