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CVE-2021-45079

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 2.78%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-01-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2021-45079
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.1
EPSS
2.78%

Original NVD Description

In strongSwan before 5.9.5, a malicious responder can send an EAP-Success message too early without actually authenticating the client and (in the case of EAP methods with mutual authentication and EAP-only authentication for IKEv2) even without server authentication.

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