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CVE-2010-3753 json

programs/pluto/xauth.c in the client in Openswan 2.6.26 through 2.6.28 allows remote authenticated gateways to execute arbitrary commands v…

published 2010-10-05 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-3732

cvss
6.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

programs/pluto/xauth.c in the client in Openswan 2.6.26 through 2.6.28 allows remote authenticated gateways to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the cisco_banner (aka server_banner) field, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3308.

Patch / fix

  • openswan RHEL 6 2.6.24-8.el6_0.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0892

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-3753 updated cvss 7.1

Openswan: Gateway arbitrary execution via shell metacharacters in the cisco_banner

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) openswan 2.6.24-8.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) openswan 2.6.24-8.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) openswan 2.6.24-8.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) openswan 2.6.24-8.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) openswan 2.6.24-8.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) openswan 2.6.24-8.el6_0.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0892
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 openswan
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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