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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-3753 · published 5 October 2010

CVE-2010-3753: Xelerance openswan os command injection vulnerability

XXelerance · Openswan

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.

6.5 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.4% · top 16.6% CWE-78 · OS command injection
6.5CVSS 2.0 base score
2.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.openswan.org/download/CVE-2010-3308/CVE-2010-3308.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.openswan.org/download/CVE-2010-3308/openswan-2.6.26-2.6.28-CVE-2010-330x.patch Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0892.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43588
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024749
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2526 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openswan.org/download/CVE-2010-3308/CVE-2010-3308.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.openswan.org/download/CVE-2010-3308/openswan-2.6.26-2.6.28-CVE-2010-330x.patch Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0892.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43588
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024749
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2526 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-3753), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.