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CVE-2026-81691PYSEC-2026-3797GHSA-XR64-HCXG-4GHR

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Credential Leakage via Unvalidated Server URLs

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.4.9
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to validate server URLs in login and register_with_email functions, accepting unencrypted http:// URLs and unconfigured hosts. Attackers on the network path can intercept cleartext credentials including client_id, passwords, and JWTs to achieve full keyserver account takeover.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • jahlives openssl_encrypt

    fixed in 1.4.9

  • openssl-encryptPyPI

    fixed in 1.4.9

References 2

GitHub · jahlives/openssl_encrypt

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