Findings

CVE-2026-47895

In strongSwan before 6.0.7, identity parsing/cloning is mishandled.

Published Aug 22, 2026 · updated Oct 14, 2026

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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2026-47895

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2026-47895

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2026-47895

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2026-47895 · ZeroDay Findings