FreeS/WAN 1.x and 2.x, and other related products including superfreeswan 1.x, openswan…
Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
FreeS/WAN 1.x and 2.x, and other related products including superfreeswan 1.x, openswan 1.x before 1.0.6, openswan 2.x before 2.1.4, and strongSwan before 2.1.3, allows remote attackers to authenticate using spoofed PKCS#7 certificates in which a self-signed certificate identifies an alternate Certificate Authority (CA) and spoofed issuer and subject.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02832 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:frees_wan:frees_wan:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | Vulnerable | Frees Wan |
| cpe:2.3:a:frees_wan:frees_wan:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2 | Vulnerable | Frees Wan |
| cpe:2.3:a:frees_wan:super_frees_wan:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | Vulnerable | Frees Wan |
| cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | Vulnerable | Openswan |
| cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2 | Vulnerable | Openswan |
| cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.1.2 | Vulnerable | strongSwan |
- cpe:2.3:a:frees_wan:frees_wan:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 Vulnerable ·Frees Wan
- cpe:2.3:a:frees_wan:frees_wan:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2 Vulnerable ·Frees Wan
- cpe:2.3:a:frees_wan:super_frees_wan:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 Vulnerable ·Frees Wan
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 Vulnerable ·Openswan
- cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2 Vulnerable ·Openswan
- cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0590
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qp2-wwm4-h7fm
Sources
- CVE-2004-0590 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0590 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qp2-wwm4-h7fm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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