CVE-2026-78129
NVD: strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption. OSV: strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption.
5.9 Severity
MEDIUM EPSS
0.0041 (35) KEV
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Source-published summary
NVD: strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption. OSV: strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption.
Possible impact
This medium severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for defensive exposure review.
Affected context
vendor/product: strongswan / strongswan
Remediation / advisory
Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory.
Why it matters
This medium severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for defensive exposure review.; CVSS 5.9 (MEDIUM); EPSS percentile 35; not listed in KEV; Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory; sources: NVD, OSV, Vendor Advisory.
What to verify
Confirm affected product/version, vendor advisory, patch or mitigation, and exposure.
Exposure hint
exposure unknown
Impact tags
Urgency reasons
Source-derived note
Summary derived from NVD / OSV / Vendor Advisory description; unsafe procedural detail is not shown.
Redaction metadata
- source summary used
- True
- fallback summary used
- False
- unsafe procedural detail present
- false
- raw source displayed
- false
- public summary redacted
- true
Remediation handoff
Public-safe static handoff for human/Codex remediation planning. Scan, patch, external execution, and auto remediation are disabled.
Safety note
This radar shows source-published defensive context only. Exploit procedures, exploit strings, scanner commands, and auto-remediation are not provided.