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CVE-2026-74890PYSEC-2026-3766GHSA-RVC2-5JXQ-GPCJ

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 HMAC Authentication Bypass via Environment Variable

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.4.0
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in CamelliaCipher that disables HMAC tag generation and verification when the PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST environment variable is set. Attackers with code execution can set this environment variable to produce unauthenticated ciphertext and bypass integrity protection on encrypted data.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • jahlives openssl_encrypt

    fixed in 1.4.0

  • openssl-encryptPyPI

    fixed in 1.4.0

References 2

GitHub · jahlives/openssl_encrypt

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