CVE-2026-74886
9.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a plugin sandbox bypass vulnerability where the PluginImportGuard blocks a different set of modules than the AST analyzer's DANGEROUS_MODULES set. Attackers can bypass AST analysis through string obfuscation or encoding to import unblocked dangerous modules like sys, shutil, multiprocessing, importlib, and pickle for arbitrary code execution.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| jahlives | openssl_encrypt | 0 < 1.4.0 | affected |
| jahlives | openssl_encrypt | 1.4.0 | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-9pgj-v69p-q586
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-plugin-import-guard-bypass
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