PT-2026-82584 · Unknown · Openssl-Encrypt

CVE-2026-81683

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Published

2026-08-27

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Updated

2026-08-27

CVSS v4.0

8.6

High

VectorAV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions openssl-encrypt versions prior to 1.4.9
Description The software stores an mTLS (mutual Transport Layer Security) client private key in cleartext within a world-readable SharedPreferences file. This occurs when using the combined certificate and private key PEM field in the desktop GUI Settings screen. A local attacker with file system access can read the exposed private key.
Recommendations Update to version 1.4.9 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-81683
GHSA-R8GW-6HFJ-98JW
PYSEC-2026-3792

Affected Products

Openssl-Encrypt