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CVE-2026-78129 Details

Description

strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/strongswan/strongswan/releases/tag/6.1.0 [email protected]PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2026/09/07/strongswan-vulnerability-(cve-2026-78129).html [email protected]MitigationVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
strongswan strongswan
>= 4.6.2, < 6.1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-78129
NVD Published Date:
Sep 11, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Sep 14, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-78129 Details - Not Deferred