CVE-2026-94453

validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.

GHSA-59fc-px6w-3g8v ↗EUVD-2026-100744 ↗

check availableZero validated a working check for it.not proven exploitableZero has a detection check, but hasn't produced a full working exploit yet.
cve.orgpublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
The Libreswan Project libreswan >= 4.0, <= 5.3.2; >= 5.4, <= 5.4
ETK-2026-1857Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number., permanent identifier
+4.5dTTV
25mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
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description

Libreswan's pluto daemon is affected when IKE over TCP is enabled. An unauthenticated remote attacker may trigger the flaw and disrupt VPN service; only deployments configured with listen-tcp=yes are exposed. Code execution is a possible but unconfirmed outcome.

mitigation

Disable IKE over TCP by removing or changing listen-tcp=yes, then reload or restart pluto. No fixed version is recorded in the provided package data; deploy a vendor-supported corrected release when one is identified.

check
available
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
contextual
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
no
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
0.45%38th percentile
agent run time
25m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-10-13 21:27Z
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
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Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
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outcome

Contextual check: a technique exists and was validated, but no deterministic check could cover this one.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-10-13 21:27Z
    ghsa: trigger signal, started the run
  2. 2026-10-13 21:27Z

this entry in the feed

GET /api/v1/feed/CVE-2026-94453

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  "etk_id": "ETK-2026-1857",
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-94453",
  "display_id": "CVE-2026-94453",
  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-59fc-px6w-3g8v",
  "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-100744",
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "Use-after-free in Libreswan pluto IKE-over-TCP handling",
  "summary": "Libreswan's pluto daemon is affected when IKE over TCP is enabled. An unauthenticated remote attacker may trigger the flaw and disrupt VPN service; only deployments configured with `listen-tcp=yes` are exposed. Code execution is a possible but unconfirmed outcome.",
  "mitigation": "Disable IKE over TCP by removing or changing `listen-tcp=yes`, then reload or restart pluto. No fixed version is recorded in the provided package data; deploy a vendor-supported corrected release when one is identified.",
  "vendor": "The Libreswan Project",
  "product": "libreswan",
  "affected": [
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      "purl": null
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  "cvss_score": 7.5,
  "cvss_src": "cna_vendor",
  "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss_score": 0.0045,
  "epss_percentile": 0.381,
  "epss_asof": "2026-10-20",
  "automation": "contextual",
  "check": true,
  "check_confidence_basis": "assessed",
  "exploit": false,
  "pipeline_minutes": 24.989041,
  "t0_at": "2026-10-13T21:27:43.376000+00:00",
  "signals": {
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      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-59fc-px6w-3g8v"
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}

published 2026-10-17 06:17Z
last change 2026-10-21 12:26Z

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