{"apiVersion":"1.0","identifier":"CVE-2026-81683","description":"openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions 1.4.8 and earlier store an mTLS client private key in cleartext within a world-readable (0644) SharedPreferences file via the desktop GUI-s Settings screen -combined certificate and private key- PEM field. A local attacker with file system access can read the exposed private key. Version 1.4.9 writes the PEM to a dedicated 0600 file, keeps only its path in SharedPreferences, and migrates/scrubs existing cleartext values.","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T17:20:57","lastModifiedAt":"2026-08-27T20:18:52","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81683","cvssScore":8.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","epssProbability":0.00057,"riskScore":0.84,"affectedProduct":"openssl-encrypt","affectedVersions":"<=1.4.8","vulnerabilityType":"Library","operatingSystems":[],"links":{"self":"https://www.redsauce.net/api/cves/CVE-2026-81683","webPages":{"es":"https://www.redsauce.net/es/cves/CVE-2026-81683","en":"https://www.redsauce.net/en/cves/CVE-2026-81683","fr":"https://www.redsauce.net/fr/cves/CVE-2026-81683","pt":"https://www.redsauce.net/pt/cves/CVE-2026-81683","de":"https://www.redsauce.net/de/cves/CVE-2026-81683","sk":"https://www.redsauce.net/sk/cves/CVE-2026-81683","el":"https://www.redsauce.net/el/cves/CVE-2026-81683"},"source":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81683"}}