CVE-2026-78131 in strongSwan

Summary

by MITRE • 09/11/2026

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.

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• Responsible: MITRE
• Reservation: 08/23/2026
• Disclosure: 09/11/2026
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-402322
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-401 (confirmed)
• CVSS: 3.7 (CNA)
• EPSS: 0.00000
• KEV: no
• Activities: very low
• Sector: Police, Education, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78131
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78131
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-78131/