Libreswan, via the function RSA_authenticate_hash_signature_raw_rsa(), did not correctly verify the length of the authentication hash when the SIG payload of an IKEv1 packet was encoded using PKCS #1 RSA Encryption as per RFC 2313. A remote attacker can use a variation on the Bleichenbacher attack to forge the SIG payload when small public exponents are being used (e.g., e=3), which could lead to impersonation. Additionally, a remote attacker, by encoding a shorter than expected hash in the SIG payload, could trigger an assertion leading to denial-of-service. The daemon aborts and restarts; continued exploitation causes sustained denial of service. Remote code execution is not possible. X.509 certificate verifications of remote IKE peers are not affected.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2026-50721/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2026-50721/CVE-2026-50721.txt | Vendor Advisory |
| https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2026-50722/CVE-2026-50722.txt | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2313 | Technical Description |
Configurations
History
09 Jul 2026, 15:46
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time |
Libreswan
Libreswan libreswan |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:libreswan:libreswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2026-50721/ - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2026-50721/CVE-2026-50721.txt - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2026-50722/CVE-2026-50722.txt - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2313 - Technical Description |
02 Jul 2026, 22:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-07-02 22:16
Updated : 2026-07-09 15:46
NVD link : CVE-2026-50721
Mitre link : CVE-2026-50721
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-50721
JSON object : View
Products Affected
libreswan
- libreswan
