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CVE-2026-78130Patch(strongswan / strongswan)

LOWCVSS 7.5 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch strongswan strongswan systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

strongSwan 4.2.0 through 6.0.7 has a NULL pointer dereference in the x509 plugin's attribute certificate parser.

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0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Patch / fix
Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-476

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • strongswan

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
strongswan
Products
strongswan

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-09-17: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-09-17: 1Technical Details · 2026-09-17: 109-17
Signal classification1 categories
Patch
1100.0%
Full discourse1 post
  • DFIR Lab@DFIR_Lab
    Patch

    🚨 HIGH SEVERITY: CVE-2026-78130 CVSS 7.5 - NULL pointer dereference in strongSwan 4.2.0-6.0.7 x509 plugin. Network exploitable, no auth required. Causes DoS. Affected: VPN infrastructure Patch immediately. #CVE #Vulnerability #PatchNow https://t.co/xM6UO5MI2e

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE-2026-78130, a high-severity NULL pointer dereference in strongSwan's x509 plugin with a CVSS of 7.5, leading to DoS, and urges immediate patching.

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