CVE-2026-81683High· 8.4▾ Twilightopenssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions 1.4.8 and earlier store an mTLS client private key in cleartext within a world-readable (0644) SharedPreferences file via the desktop GUI's Settings screen 'combined certificate and …
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 46.2 · likelihood 0 · exploitation 0
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Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Sep 3.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via CVEORG
0.05%
0.05% → 0.07%
Last analysed / modified upstream
5.5 → 8.4
medium → high
openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions 1.4.8 and earlier store an mTLS client private key in cleartext within a world-readable (0644) SharedPreferences file via the desktop GUI's Settings screen 'combined certificate and private key' PEM field. A local attacker with file system access can read the exposed private key. Version 1.4.9 writes the PEM to a dedicated 0600 file, keeps only its path in SharedPreferences, and migrates/scrubs existing cleartext values.
openssl_encrypt < 1.4.9Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Affected packages:
openssl-encrypt < 1.4.9Patched in:
openssl-encrypt 1.4.9Field changes observed since this record was first indexed.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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