---
id: CVE-2026-78124
title: >-
  strongSwan 5.0.2 through 6.0.7 allows PKCS#7 certificate enumeration in the
  openssl plugin that leads to a lack of release of memory after its effective
  lifetime.
summary: >-
  strongSwan 5.0.2 through 6.0.7 allows PKCS#7 certificate enumeration in the
  openssl plugin that leads to a lack of release of memory after its effective
  lifetime.
severity: low
cvss: 3.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-401
vendor: strongswan
product: strongswan
affected:
  - 'strongswan >= 5.0.2, < 6.1.0'
patched:
  - strongswan 6.1.0
published: '2026-09-11'
updated: '2026-09-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-14T20:09:47.260'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78124'
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-2026-78124).html
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00194
epssPercentile: 0.09349
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-11T20:05:14.510796Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T11:11:19.884Z'
---

## Overview

strongSwan 5.0.2 through 6.0.7 allows PKCS#7 certificate enumeration in the openssl plugin that leads to a lack of release of memory after its effective lifetime.

## Affected

- `strongswan >= 5.0.2, < 6.1.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `strongswan 6.1.0`