Description
strongSwan 4.2.0 through 6.0.7 has a missing release of memory after its effective lifetime in the x509 plugin's attribute certificate parser.
Published: 2026-09-11
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6487-1 strongswan security update
History

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Memory Leak in strongSwan X509 Attribute Certificate Parser

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description strongSwan 4.2.0 through 6.0.7 has a missing release of memory after its effective lifetime in the x509 plugin's attribute certificate parser.
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:N/I:N/A:L'}


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Strongswan Strongswan
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T20:04:15.477Z

Reserved: 2026-08-22T23:34:10.554Z

Link: CVE-2026-78131

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-09-11T02:18:34.490

Modified: 2026-09-11T20:18:49.647

Link: CVE-2026-78131

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T06:30:05Z

Weaknesses