{"cve":"CVE-2026-74875","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-17T11:16:41.943","modified":"2026-10-08T16:17:39.260","status":"Analyzed","description":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 silently skip JSON schema validation when the jsonschema library is not installed, allowing malformed metadata to be accepted. Attackers can remove the jsonschema package or supply unknown metadata format versions to bypass all schema checks and process malicious data.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":9.3},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-345"],"references":["https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-425g-fjhq-5h92","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-schema-validation-bypass"],"products":["jahlives:openssl_encrypt"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:49:10.689564601+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-74875","score":0.00274,"percentile":0.19549,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-425g-fjhq-5h92","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-425g-fjhq-5h92","summary":"openssl-encrypt silently skips schema validation when jsonschema library is not installed","modified":"2026-09-02T09:10:24.971029228Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"openssl-encrypt","purl":"pkg:pypi/openssl-encrypt","ranges":["<1.4.0"],"fixed":["1.4.0"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-3755","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3755","summary":"","modified":"2026-09-02T09:00:03.093743722Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"openssl-encrypt","purl":"pkg:pypi/openssl-encrypt","ranges":["<1.4.0"],"fixed":["1.4.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}