PT-2026-76620 · Unknown · Openssl-Encrypt

CVE-2026-74884

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Published

2026-08-17

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Updated

2026-08-17

CVSS v4.0

8.7

High

VectorAV: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 versions prior to 1.4.0
Description A path traversal issue exists in the is safe path() function. The plugin id parameter is not properly sanitized before the software constructs the plugin configuration directory path. This allows an attacker to use path traversal sequences, such as ../, within the plugin id to access arbitrary directories outside of the intended plugin directory.
Recommendations Update to version 1.4.0 or later. As a temporary mitigation, restrict or validate the input provided to the plugin id parameter to prevent the use of path traversal sequences.

Exploit

Fix

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-74884
GHSA-8JPJ-W975-RWV5
PYSEC-2026-3761

Affected Products

Openssl-Encrypt