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CVE-2026-81698

jahlives openssl_encrypt — openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Shell Injection via info command

EPSS 0.4%CVSS 9.3
critical.is priorityof 100
35
CVSS 9.3 (CNA)9.3 / 10 × 3027.9Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 36.9.369 × 207.4No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain a shell injection vulnerability in the info command's reconstructed CLI block that interpolates untrusted metadata fields without quoting. Attackers can craft metadata values like pepper_name containing shell commands that execute when users copy the printed CLI block into a shell.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
openssl_encrypt< 1.4.91.4.9CNA

Scores by source

VulnCheck (CNA)9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
VulnCheck (CNA)7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

References

advisorygithub.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-gw2m-mj6q-59hcwriteupvulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-shell-injection-via-info-command