--- title: Vulnerabilities in Cellular Packet Cores Part IV... description: The post delves into two significant vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Private 5G Core (AP5GC), specifically CVE-2024-20685 and ZDI-CAN-23960, which can cause... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/vulnerabilities-in-cellular-packet-cores-part-iv-authentication-e6ruiibvy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Vulnerabilities in Cellular Packet Cores Part IV Authentication | daily.dev og:description: The post delves into two significant vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Private 5G Core (AP5GC), specifically CVE-2024-20685 and ZDI-CAN-23960, which can cause... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/vulnerabilities-in-cellular-packet-cores-part-iv-authentication-e6ruiibvy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/e6ruIiBVY.png og:image:alt: Vulnerabilities in Cellular Packet Cores Part IV Authentication og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Vulnerabilities in Cellular Packet Cores Part IV Authentication **[Trend Micro](https://daily.dev/sources/trendmicro)** · 11 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The post delves into two significant vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Private 5G Core (AP5GC), specifically CVE-2024-20685 and ZDI-CAN-23960, which can cause service outages and network disruptions. These issues stem from a systemic weakness in the lack of mandatory authentication between base stations and packet cores. The write-up details how these vulnerabilities can be exploited, the potential impacts, and mitigation strategies including IPSec, certificate-based authentication, and access control. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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