CVE-2026-74896
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 sandbox escape vulnerability in the DangerousPatternVisitor AST analyzer that fails to detect dunder attribute traversal techniques. Attackers can use class, bases, subclasses(), and globals chains to access restricted functions and execute arbitrary system commands from plugin code.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| jahlives | openssl_encrypt | 0 < 1.4.0 | affected |
| jahlives | openssl_encrypt | 1.4.0 | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: total
Additional References
References
- https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-w7gr-9g4g-33mx
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-sandbox-escape-via-dunder-attribute-traversal
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