CVE-2026-78135

Medium

Description

libcharon in strongSwan 5.9.7 through 6.0.7 mishandles behavioral workflow in the IKEv2 state machine. Because CREATE_CHILD_SA requests are mishandled, there can be an authentication bypass.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.6
Exploit probability—
ProductStrongswan
PublishedSep 11, 2026
First seenSep 11, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-841CWE-841

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
strongswan strongswan5.9.7 ≤ v ≤ 6.0.7—

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