{"cve":"CVE-2026-74879","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-17T11:16:42.460","modified":"2026-10-08T16:17:39.860","status":"Analyzed","description":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the /ready endpoint that returns full database exception strings to unauthenticated callers. Attackers can trigger database errors to extract sensitive information including hostnames, IP addresses, connection parameters, and potentially credentials from exception messages.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":8.7},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-209"],"references":["https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-2vhw-q7vh-7xv2","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-information-disclosure-via-ready-endpoint"],"products":["jahlives:openssl_encrypt"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:49:10.689564601+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-74879","score":0.00444,"percentile":0.38359,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-2vhw-q7vh-7xv2","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-2vhw-q7vh-7xv2","summary":"openssl-encrypt's readiness endpoint leaks database error details to unauthenticated callers","modified":"2026-09-02T09:10:34.026484331Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"openssl-encrypt","purl":"pkg:pypi/openssl-encrypt","ranges":["<1.4.0"],"fixed":["1.4.0"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-3758","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3758","summary":"","modified":"2026-09-02T09:00:05.133625707Z","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."]}