{"id":"CVE-2026-81698","title":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Shell Injection via info command","summary":"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…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-78"],"vendor":"jahlives","product":"openssl_encrypt","affected":["openssl_encrypt < 1.4.9"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-08-27T18:20:34.415014Z"},"published":"2026-08-27","updated":"2026-10-01","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-01T15:21:28.523Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81698","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-gw2m-mj6q-59hc","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-gw2m-mj6q-59hc)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-shell-injection-via-info-command","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Shell Injection via info command"}],"tags":["cve.org","osv","pip"],"epss":0.00427,"epssPercentile":0.3675,"aliases":["PYSEC-2026-3776","GHSA-gw2m-mj6q-59hc"],"ecosystem":"pip","patched":["openssl-encrypt 1.4.9"],"scores":{"cna":7.5,"osv":8.8},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-02T19:31:26.074Z","slug":"CVE-2026-81698","body":"## Overview\n\nopenssl_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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `openssl_encrypt < 1.4.9`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-81698)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `openssl-encrypt < 1.4.9`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `openssl-encrypt 1.4.9`\n\nSource: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3776","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":214403,"id":"CVE-2026-81698","ts":1790869814178,"field":"cvss","old":"8.8","new":"7.5"}]}