CVE-2026-74883High· 8.8▾ MidnightPoC availableopenssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a sandbox bypass vulnerability where the plugin sandbox fails to restrict alternative file access methods like pathlib.Path and io.open. Attackers can import pathlib or io modules to read and…
▾ Midnight zone — Critical, or high with PoC / in-the-wild
impact 48.4 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 12
A public proof-of-concept already exists for this vulnerability — see Exploit availability below.
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA's ADP record at CVE.org: whether exploitation is observed, whether an attack can be automated, and how much of the system is at stake. The CVSS score shown above comes from the assigning CNA record, not NVD.
Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Sep 2.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via CVEORG
0.3%
0.3% → 0.5%
Last analysed / modified upstream
Exploit / PoC code exists
— → 8.8
none → high
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a sandbox bypass vulnerability where the plugin sandbox fails to restrict alternative file access methods like pathlib.Path and io.open. Attackers can import pathlib or io modules to read and write arbitrary files, completely bypassing the restricted_open file access controls.
openssl_encrypt < 1.4.0Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Affected packages:
openssl-encrypt < 1.4.0Patched in:
openssl-encrypt 1.4.0Field changes observed since this record was first indexed.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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CVE-2026-74895Critical· 9.8openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Plugin Sandbox Bypass via Process Isolation
CVE-2026-74899Critical· 9.8openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Sandbox Escape via Type Hierarchy
CVE-2026-74870Low· 3.3openssl_encrypt before 1.4.8 Hardware Pepper Information Disclosure
CVE-2026-81680Medium· 4.0openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Authentication Bypass via Recovery Slot Removal
CVE-2026-81689High· 7.5openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Weak Pepper Key Derivation