CVSS 4.0
9.3 criticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVE-2026-81681
Critical (9.3) in jahlives openssl encrypt. EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in openssl-encrypt 1.4.9.
openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions <= 1.4.8 advertise a portable USB workspace as an 'Encrypted USB Workspace' with AES-256-GCM encryption and write a marker declaring the workspace encrypted, but the workspace directory is actually stored in cleartext and the derived encryption key is never applied to it. A user who trusts the branding and places files in the workspace leaves them unencrypted on the removable media, so an attacker with physical access to the media can read the sensitive files. Fixed in 1.4.9, which seals the workspace into an authenticated AES-256-GCM vault.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
4.6 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 6% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-311
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- jahlives:openssl_encrypt
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYSEC-2026-3791 | PyPI | openssl-encrypt | <1.4.9 | 1.4.9 |