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

- Also known as: GO-2026-5502, GHSA-MC29-HMX6-856Q
- Severity: CVSS 3.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.10.0
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-05-27

## Affected

- ellanetworks core: fixed in 1.10.0
- github.com/ellanetworks/core (Go): fixed in 1.10.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ellanetworks core, github.com/ellanetworks/core, upgrade to a fixed version (1.10.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ellanetworks/core/security/advisories/GHSA-mc29-hmx6-856q

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