When Core-Network Elements Become Reachable: Field-Level Exploitability Analysis in Diameter
Field-level analysis reveals which Diameter signalling messages become exploitable once cellular core-network elements face the public internet—directly relevant for enterprises running private 5G or relying on critical telco infrastructure.
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arXiv:2610.22943v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The increasing exposure of cellular core-network elements to public networks has turned Diameter signaling interfaces into a practical attack surface. While large language models (LLMs) show promise for protocol exploitability analysis, we find that their judgments on Diameter can be unreliable because they may deviate from the tacit analysis discipline followed by security experts and reach conclusions without considering complete protocol eviden
Editorial Analysis
As enterprises deploy private 5G and depend on carrier-grade mobile infrastructure, exposed Diameter signalling interfaces present an under-assessed but practical attack surface.
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Public exposure of cellular core-network signalling interfaces creates an exploitable attack surface affecting enterprises with private 5G or critical telco dependencies.
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