{"id":"CVE-2026-78127","title":"libcharon in strongSwan 4.1.2 through 6.0.7 has a missing release of memory after its effective lifetime in the IKE message parser.","summary":"libcharon in strongSwan 4.1.2 through 6.0.7 has a missing release of memory after its effective lifetime in the IKE message parser.","severity":"low","cvss":3.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-401"],"vendor":"strongswan","product":"strongswan","affected":["strongswan >= 4.1.2, < 6.1.0"],"patched":["strongswan 6.1.0"],"published":"2026-09-11","updated":"2026-09-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-14T20:09:10.940","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78127","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/strongswan/strongswan/releases/tag/6.1.0","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2026/09/07/strongswan-vulnerability-(cve-2026-78127).html","label":"cve@mitre.org"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00353,"epssPercentile":0.26243,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-11T17:20:25.810055Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T00:35:28.536Z","slug":"CVE-2026-78127","body":"## Overview\n\nlibcharon in strongSwan 4.1.2 through 6.0.7 has a missing release of memory after its effective lifetime in the IKE message parser.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `strongswan >= 4.1.2, < 6.1.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `strongswan 6.1.0`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":20,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":20.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}