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-2026-81706
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 before 1.4.9 fails to prevent namespace collisions between own identities and contacts in IdentityStore, allowing attackers to create shadowed contact entries invisible until the corresponding own identity is deleted. When the own identity is deleted, the shadowed contact becomes visible and resolves to the attacker's keys, enabling silent key substitution for encrypted files.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
6.8 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 7% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-345
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- jahlives:openssl_encrypt
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYSEC-2026-3781 | PyPI | openssl-encrypt | <1.4.9 | 1.4.9 |