Description
strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption.
Published: 2026-09-11
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Infinite Loop in PKCS#5 Decryption of strongSwan

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption.
First Time appeared Strongswan
Strongswan strongswan
Weaknesses CWE-835
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Strongswan
Strongswan strongswan
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Strongswan Strongswan
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T14:16:41.560Z

Reserved: 2026-08-22T23:30:57.401Z

Link: CVE-2026-78129

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T02:18:34.207

Modified: 2026-09-11T02:18:34.207

Link: CVE-2026-78129

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T07:30:09Z

Weaknesses