CVE-2026-77207
High · CVSS 7.5Published 2026-10-13
CVSS
7.5
High
EPSS
—
exploit probability
Active Exploit
No
not yet listed
What is CVE-2026-77207?
Libreswan has a null pointer dereference bug in the PKCS#7 handling code for IKE certificate authentication. When libreswan decodes an IKE CERT payload of type CERT_PKCS7_WRAPPED_X509, it guards the PKCS#7 blob with SEC_PKCS7ContainsCertsOrCrls() and then iterates the certificate list with SEC_PKCS7GetCertificateList(). The two NSS APIs disagree on a SignedData that carries a CRL but no certificates: ContainsCertsOrCrls() returns PR_TRUE (there is a CRL), so the guard passes, but GetCertificateList() returns NULL (there are no certificates). This causes libreswan to dereference a null pointer leading to a crash and restart. A malicious IKE_AUTH packet can trigger this bug, meaning the peer does not need to be authenticated. No remote code execution is possible. Continued exploitation can cause a denial of service.
CVSS Score Explained
CVSS 7.5 is High severity. Exploitation is likely straightforward and the impact is significant — data loss, privilege escalation, or remote code execution are common outcomes. Patch as soon as possible.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
No EPSS score yet — model needs more data on this CVE.
References & Patches
- ›https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2026-77207/
- ›https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2026-77207/CVE-2026-77207.txt
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