CVE-2026-81682

8.6 highEPSS 0.2%

High (8.6). EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain an insecure file permissions vulnerability in the desktop GUI that writes decrypted plaintext with world-readable default permissions. Attackers can read decrypted output files created by the GUI as unprivileged local users on multi-user systems.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

8.6 high

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

6.2 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 4% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-276
Published: 2026-08-27
Modified: 2026-09-23
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-7q4g-rrw4-rf2m
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-insecure-file-permissions

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