Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-78130
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity null pointer dereference in strongSwan from strongSwan. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
strongSwan 4.2.0 through 6.0.7 has a NULL pointer dereference in the x509 plugin's attribute certificate parser.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | strongswan | 5.9.8-5+deb12u6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78130 |
| Debian:13 | strongswan | 6.0.1-6+deb13u7 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78130 |
| Debian:14 | strongswan | 6.1.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78130 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | strongswan | 5.9.5-2ubuntu2.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78130 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | strongswan | 5.9.5-2ubuntu2.8 | USN-8789-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | strongswan | 5.9.13-2ubuntu4.24.04.5 | USN-8789-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | strongswan | 5.9.13-2ubuntu4.24.04.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78130 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | strongswan | 6.0.4-1ubuntu3.2 | USN-8789-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | strongswan | 6.0.4-1ubuntu3.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78130 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| strongSwan | strongSwan | 4.2.0 – before 6.1.0 |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H