PT-2026-76606 · Pypi · Openssl-Encrypt
CVE-2026-74870
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Published
2026-08-17
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Updated
2026-09-03
CVSS v4.0
8.7
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
openssl encrypt (pip) versions prior to 1.4.8
Description
An information exposure issue exists where the diagnostic commands 'hsm fido2-test' and 'hsm onlykey-test' unconditionally print the full derived hardware pepper as hex to stdout/stderr via the
handle hsm command function in crypt cli.py. This sensitive data may persist in terminal scrollback, session recordings, or CI logs. Additionally, a plugin issue caused raw prf data to be logged outside the secret-redaction path. The impact is limited as the pepper is salt-bound and derived from a random per-invocation test salt, preventing its use in decrypting actual files.Recommendations
Update to version 1.4.8 or later.
Exploit
Fix
Insertion into Log File
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Openssl-Encrypt