What is GHSA-q5pg-prw5-6c62?

GHSA-q5pg-prw5-6c62 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption.

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-q5pg-prw5-6c62 cover?

GHSA-q5pg-prw5-6c62 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-78129. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-q5pg-prw5-6c62?

GHSA-q5pg-prw5-6c62 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-q5pg-prw5-6c62MediumCVSS 5.9

strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption.

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 11, 2026

Last Modified

September 11, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-78129 →

📋 Description

strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption.

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78129
https://github.com/strongswan/strongswan/releases/tag/6.1.0
https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2026/09/07/strongswan-vulnerability-(cve-2026-78129).html
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q5pg-prw5-6c62