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TI-2014-01855 Aliases CVE-2014-2338GHSA-69p7-xxq6-hxwh

IKEv2 in strongSwan 4.0.7 before 5.1.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication…

Priority LOW 33CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

IKEv2 in strongSwan 4.0.7 before 5.1.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by rekeying an IKE_SA during (1) initiation or (2) re-authentication, which triggers the IKE_SA state to be set to established.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02381 83rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 57

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.7VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.3VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.4VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.5VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.6VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.7VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.8VulnerablestrongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.7 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.8 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
Show 47 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.9VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.10VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.11VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.3VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.4VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.5VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.6VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.7VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.9VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.10VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.11VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.12VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.13VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.14VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.15VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.16VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.2VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.3VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.4VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.5VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.6VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.7VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.2VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.3VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.2VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.3VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.4VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.2VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.3VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.4VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.2VulnerablestrongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.9 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.10 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.11 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.4 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.5 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.6 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.7 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.9 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.10 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.11 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.12 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.13 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.14 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.15 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.16 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.2 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.3 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.4 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.5 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.6 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.7 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.2 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.3 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.4 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·strongSwan

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2338
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69p7-xxq6-hxwh

References

Advisory 5

  • TI-2023-22300 strongSwan before 5.9.12 has a buffer overflow and possible unauthenticated remote code… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-03374 strongSwan 5.2.2 and 5.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2004-00531 FreeS/WAN 1.x and 2.x, and other related products including superfreeswan 1.x, openswan… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2023-11610 strongSwan 5.9.8 and 5.9.9 potentially allows remote code execution because it uses a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-20414 In strongSwan before 5.9.5, a malicious responder can send an EAP-Success message too… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2017-08240 The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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