CVE-2026-78124 Denial of service in strongSwan
Attackers can cause memory exhaustion in strongSwan via PKCS#7 certificate enumeration, leading to service denial.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-78124?
CVE-2026-78124 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in strongSwan, published on 11 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-78124?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Strongswan Strongswan.
How do I fix CVE-2026-78124?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-78124 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-78124 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in strongSwan
Sources
Also known as AZL-100022, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78124, GHSA-693g-ppp7-3j2h, MINI-7p9f-fh9g-5v59, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78124.