Description
strongSwan 5.0.2 through 6.0.7 allows PKCS#7 certificate enumeration in the openssl plugin that leads to a lack of release of memory after its effective lifetime.
Published: 2026-09-11
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6487-1 strongswan security update
History

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title StrongSwan PKCS#7 Certificate Enumeration Memory Leak

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description strongSwan 5.0.2 through 6.0.7 allows PKCS#7 certificate enumeration in the openssl plugin that leads to a lack of release of memory after its effective lifetime.
First Time appeared Strongswan
Strongswan strongswan
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Strongswan
Strongswan strongswan
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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


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Strongswan Strongswan
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T20:05:22.532Z

Reserved: 2026-08-22T23:25:55.893Z

Link: CVE-2026-78124

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T20:05:18.728Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-11T02:18:33.770

Modified: 2026-09-14T20:09:47.260

Link: CVE-2026-78124

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T18:30:13Z

Weaknesses