CVE-2026-78129 json
strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption.
published 2026-09-11 59 d ago modified 2026-09-14 55 d ago also EUVD-2026-75902
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption.
Patch / fix
- strongSwan strongSwan 6.1.0
- strongswan Debian 12 5.9.8-5+deb12u6
- strongswan Debian 13 6.0.1-6+deb13u7
- strongswan Debian 14 6.1.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78129
- strongswan Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.9.5-2ubuntu2.8
- strongswan Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 5.9.13-2ubuntu4.24.04.5
- strongswan Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 6.0.4-1ubuntu3.2
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78129
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- strongswan SLES for SAP applications 16.0, SLES 16.0 6.0.6-160000.3.1
- strongswan SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS +1 more 5.9.11-150500.5.28.2
- strongswan SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS +1 more 5.9.11-150400.19.40.2
- strongswan SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 5.9.14-150700.3.21.2
- strongswan SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5-LTSS 5.1.3-26.43.2
- strongswan SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES 15 SP6-LTSS 5.9.12-150600.3.23.2
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:24199-1SUSE-SU-2026:4152-1SUSE-SU-2026:4147-1SUSE-SU-2026:4146-1SUSE-SU-2026:4143-1SUSE-SU-2026:4115-1
- strongswan openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.0.6-160000.3.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:22050-1
- strongswan Azure Linux 3.0 5.9.14-11
azure linux advisories AZL-100025
Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 58 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- strongSwan strongSwan
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
References
-
github.com
/strongswan/strongswan/releases/tag/6.1.0
patch, release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
strongswan.org
/blog/2026/09/07/strongswan-vulnerability-(cve-2026-78129).html
mitigation, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-78129
- NVD CVE-2026-78129
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