CVE-2026-81691

8.7 highEPSS 0.3%

High (8.7) in jahlives openssl encrypt. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in openssl-encrypt 1.4.9.

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to validate server URLs in login and register_with_email functions, accepting unencrypted http:// URLs and unconfigured hosts. Attackers on the network path can intercept cleartext credentials including client_id, passwords, and JWTs to achieve full keyserver account takeover.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

8.7 high

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

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 19% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-319
Published: 2026-08-27
Modified: 2026-09-02
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

jahlives:openssl_encrypt

Packages (OSV)

Advisory	Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
PYSEC-2026-3797	PyPI	openssl-encrypt	<1.4.9	1.4.9

References

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