strongSwan versions 5.9.2 through 5.9.5 are affected by authorization bypass through improper validation of certificate with host mismatch (CWE-297). When certificates are used to authenticate clients in TLS-based EAP methods, the IKE or EAP identity supplied by a client is not enforced to be contained in the client's certificate. So clients can authenticate with any trusted certificate and claim an arbitrary IKE/EAP identity as their own. This is problematic if the identity is used to make policy decisions. A fix was released in strongSwan version 5.9.6 in August 2022 (e4b4aabc4996fc61c37deab7858d07bc4d220136).
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2022-52219 | strongSwan versions 5.9.2 through 5.9.5 are affected by authorization bypass through improper validation of certificate with host mismatch (CWE-297). When certificates are used to authenticate clients in TLS-based EAP methods, the IKE or EAP identity supplied by a client is not enforced to be contained in the client's certificate. So clients can authenticate with any trusted certificate and claim an arbitrary IKE/EAP identity as their own. This is problematic if the identity is used to make policy decisions. A fix was released in strongSwan version 5.9.6 in August 2022 (e4b4aabc4996fc61c37deab7858d07bc4d220136). |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6772-1 | strongSwan vulnerability |
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Solution
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History
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Weaknesses | NVD-CWE-Other | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published:
Updated: 2025-02-13T16:38:39.882Z
Reserved: 2024-04-19T18:02:23.578Z
Link: CVE-2022-4967
Updated: 2024-08-03T01:55:46.125Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-05-14T11:57:00.550
Modified: 2025-11-06T22:25:21.350
Link: CVE-2022-4967
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-07-12T22:44:40Z
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