In strongSwan before 6.0.7, identity parsing/cloning is mishandled. Parsed EAP-Identities that result in an empty but non-NULL encoding are not correctly cloned and trigger a double-free once the duplicates are destroyed.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Title Double‑Free Vulnerability in Identity Parsing of StrongSwan EAP-Identity

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Description In strongSwan before 6.0.7, identity parsing/cloning is mishandled. Parsed EAP-Identities that result in an empty but non-NULL encoding are not correctly cloned and trigger a double-free once the duplicates are destroyed.
First Time appeared Strongswan
Strongswan strongswan
Weaknesses CWE-415
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Strongswan
Strongswan strongswan
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-08-22T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-08-24T13:01:23.595Z

Reserved: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-47895

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-24T12:54:03.383Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-22T22:16:28.153

Modified: 2026-08-24T14:16:55.217

Link: CVE-2026-47895

cve-icon Redhat

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