{"apiVersion":"1.0","identifier":"CVE-2026-74874","description":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use Python-s non-cryptographic random module for steganographic pixel selection in the generate_pseudorandom_sequence function. Attackers who know the password can recover the Mersenne Twister state from approximately 624 outputs and predict pixel locations containing hidden data for extraction.","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T11:16:41","lastModifiedAt":"2026-08-17T16:17:49","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74874","cvssScore":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","epssProbability":0.00255,"riskScore":0.77,"affectedProduct":"openssl_encrypt","affectedVersions":"<1.4.0","vulnerabilityType":"Library","operatingSystems":[],"links":{"self":"https://www.redsauce.net/api/cves/CVE-2026-74874","webPages":{"es":"https://www.redsauce.net/es/cves/CVE-2026-74874","en":"https://www.redsauce.net/en/cves/CVE-2026-74874","fr":"https://www.redsauce.net/fr/cves/CVE-2026-74874","pt":"https://www.redsauce.net/pt/cves/CVE-2026-74874","de":"https://www.redsauce.net/de/cves/CVE-2026-74874","sk":"https://www.redsauce.net/sk/cves/CVE-2026-74874","el":"https://www.redsauce.net/el/cves/CVE-2026-74874"},"source":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74874"}}