VDB-402317 · CVE-2026-78126 · GCVE-0-2026-78126

strongSwan up to 6.0.7 EAP-AKA Plugin null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in strongSwan up to 6.0.7. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component EAP-AKA Plugin. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-78126. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in strongSwan up to 6.0.7. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component EAP-AKA Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

strongSwan 4.1.10 through 6.0.7 allows a NULL pointer dereference in the eap-aka plugin.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-78126 since 08/23/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 6.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Network Encryption Software

Name

strongSwan

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/strongswan/strongswan/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.9
CNA Vector (MITRE): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: strongSwan 6.1.0

Timelineinfo

08/23/2026 CVE reserved
09/11/2026 +19 days Advisory disclosed
09/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-78126 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-78126
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-402317

Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2026 04:00
Changes: 09/11/2026 04:00 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103