CVE-2026-81698: jahlives openssl_encrypt

CVSS 9.3 (critical) · published 2026-08-27

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain a shell injection vulnerability in the info command's reconstructed CLI block that interpolates untrusted metadata fields without quoting. Attackers can craft metadata values like pepper_name containing shell commands that execute when users copy the printed CLI block into a shell.

Affected products (NVD): jahlives openssl_encrypt

Fixed in (NVD): 1.4.9

Weakness: CWE-78

Source: NVD CVE-2026-81698

References

• https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-gw2m-mj6q-59hc
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-shell-injection-via-info-command

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