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-2026-81696
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 versions before 1.4.9 fail to sanitize terminal control characters in file metadata printed by the info command. Attackers can craft malicious files containing escape sequences to repaint terminal output and forge verification information displayed to users.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
3.3 lowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 16% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-117
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- jahlives:openssl_encrypt
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYSEC-2026-3775 | PyPI | openssl-encrypt | <1.4.9 | 1.4.9 |