VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-26463

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability2.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-04-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

strongSwan 5.9.8 and 5.9.9 potentially allows remote code execution because it uses a variable named "public" for two different purposes within the same function. There is initially incorrect access control, later followed by an expired pointer dereference. One attack vector is sending an untrusted client certificate during EAP-TLS. A server is affected only if it loads plugins that implement TLS-based EAP methods (EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-PEAP, or EAP-TNC). This is fixed in 5.9.10.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-295
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-295

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