{"cve":"CVE-2026-74881","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-17T11:16:42.723","modified":"2026-10-08T16:17:40.163","status":"Analyzed","description":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and allow_credentials enabled to true. Attackers can create malicious websites that make authenticated cross-origin requests to the API on behalf of any user who visits them.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":7.1},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":9.3},"cwes":["CWE-942"],"references":["https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-cors-misconfiguration-via-wildcard-origins"],"products":["jahlives:openssl_encrypt"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:49:10.689564601+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-74881","score":0.00363,"percentile":0.29878,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv","summary":"openssl-encrypt has CORS wildcard with allow_credentials=True in standalone servers","modified":"2026-09-11T11:10:44.578241278Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"openssl-encrypt","purl":"pkg:pypi/openssl-encrypt","ranges":["<1.4.0"],"fixed":["1.4.0"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-3977","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3977","summary":"","modified":"2026-09-11T11:00:06.673622443Z","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."]}