CVE-2026-47895

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

Published Aug 22, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6330-1 strongswan security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8407-1 strongSwan vulnerability
History
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Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Double‑Free Vulnerability in Identity Parsing of StrongSwan EAP-Identity
Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 24, 2026, 1:01 PM
Reserved
May 20, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 22, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 1:10 PM