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CVE-2026-74884

openssl_encrypt

Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the _is_safe_path method where the plugin_id parameter is not sanitized before constructing the plugin config directory path. Attackers can declare a malicious plugin_id containing path traversal sequences like -../- to access arbitrary directories outside the intended plugin directory.

CVSS 7.5EPSS 0.266%Risk 0.77
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Published
2026-08-17 11:16:43
Affected versions
<1.4.0
Type
Library
Last modified
2026-08-17 16:17:50
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N