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CVE-2026-81698

openssl_encrypt

Description

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.

CVSS 7.5EPSS 0.28400000000000003%Risk 0.77
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Published
2026-08-27 17:21:00
Affected versions
<1.4.9
Type
Library
Last modified
2026-08-27 20:18:53
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H