CVE-2026-50722
IKEv2 RSASSA PKCS1 v1_5 auth encoding flaw may impersonate and cause DoS in Libreswan
Is CVE-2026-50722 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-50722 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-50722?
CVE-2026-50722 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-50722?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-50722. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-50722 affect?
CVE-2026-50722 affects Libreswan. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-50722?
Patch when released; monitor VPN logs for forged AUTH attempts
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Impersonation of IKE peer via forged AUTH payload; potential DoS from malformed hash; no RCE.
Patch when possible
- affected<= 5.3
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.