{"apiVersion":"1.0","identifier":"CVE-2026-81720","description":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 fails to validate the memory_cost parameter from identity file protection blocks, allowing attackers to trigger out-of-memory conditions during key derivation. Attackers with write access to local identity stores can craft malicious identity files with excessive memory_cost values that cause the host to crash when unlocking identities before authentication.","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T17:21:02","lastModifiedAt":"2026-08-27T17:21:02","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81720","cvssScore":6.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","epssProbability":0.00126,"riskScore":0.63,"affectedProduct":"openssl-encrypt","affectedVersions":"<1.4.9","vulnerabilityType":"Library","operatingSystems":[],"links":{"self":"https://www.redsauce.net/api/cves/CVE-2026-81720","webPages":{"es":"https://www.redsauce.net/es/cves/CVE-2026-81720","en":"https://www.redsauce.net/en/cves/CVE-2026-81720","fr":"https://www.redsauce.net/fr/cves/CVE-2026-81720","pt":"https://www.redsauce.net/pt/cves/CVE-2026-81720","de":"https://www.redsauce.net/de/cves/CVE-2026-81720","sk":"https://www.redsauce.net/sk/cves/CVE-2026-81720","el":"https://www.redsauce.net/el/cves/CVE-2026-81720"},"source":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81720"}}