CVE-2026-74872: jahlives openssl_encrypt

CVSS 9.8 (critical) · published 2026-08-17

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the Whirlpool hash implementation that uses broad glob patterns to load .so modules without integrity verification. Attackers can place malicious .so files matching the whirlpool*py313*.so pattern in site-packages directories to achieve native code execution when the module is loaded.

Affected products (NVD): jahlives openssl_encrypt

Fixed in (NVD): 1.4.0

Weakness: CWE-426

Source: NVD CVE-2026-74872

References

• https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-j48q-4c78-rhf9
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-arbitrary-code-execution-via-whirlpool

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