CVE intelligence

CVE-2026-78135

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Sep 11, 2026Sources checked Oct 28, 2026

7.3HIGHCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2026-78135 and is rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.3. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

What to do next

Remediation and response

Microsoft Security Response Center guidance

Vendor revision: Sep 19, 2026

See the Microsoft Security Update Guide for the update that applies to your product.

Vendor-listed releases

5.9.14-11

CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog

EPSS0.4%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2026-78135?

libcharon in strongSwan 5.9.7 through 6.0.7 mishandles behavioral workflow in the IKEv2 state machine. Because CREATE_CHILD_SA requests are mishandled, there can be an authentication bypass.

Source: NVD