CVE-2026-74896: jahlives openssl_encrypt

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

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a sandbox escape vulnerability in the DangerousPatternVisitor AST analyzer that fails to detect dunder attribute traversal techniques. Attackers can use __class__, __bases__, __subclasses__(), and __globals__ chains to access restricted functions and execute arbitrary system commands from plugin code.

Affected products (NVD): jahlives openssl_encrypt

Fixed in (NVD): 1.4.0

Weakness: CWE-693

Source: NVD CVE-2026-74896

References

• https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-w7gr-9g4g-33mx
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-sandbox-escape-via-dunder-attribute-traversal
• https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-w7gr-9g4g-33mx

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