CVE-2026-74884High· 7.5▾ Twilightopenssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the _is_safe_path method where the plugin_id parameter is not sanitized before constructing the plugin config directory path. Attackers can declare a malicio…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 41.3 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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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% → 0.4%
Last analysed / modified upstream
— → 7.5
none → high
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the _is_safe_path method where the plugin_id parameter is not sanitized before constructing the plugin config directory path. Attackers can declare a malicious plugin_id containing path traversal sequences like '../' to access arbitrary directories outside the intended plugin directory.
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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