CVE-2026-81690High· 7.3▾ Twilightopenssl-encrypt (pip package) before 1.4.9 contains a symlink-following flaw in its verify-usb v2 added-file allowlist scan. The scan enumerated the drive with rglob(), which in CPython does not descend into symlinked directories and tre…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 40.2 · likelihood 0.1 · 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.
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0.5%
0.5% → 0.7%
Last analysed / modified upstream
— → 7.3
none → high
openssl-encrypt (pip package) before 1.4.9 contains a symlink-following flaw in its verify-usb v2 added-file allowlist scan. The scan enumerated the drive with rglob(), which in CPython does not descend into symlinked directories and treats the symlink as an ordinary directory, while O_NOFOLLOW on the hash side binds only the final path component. An evil-maid attacker with physical access to the removable drive could replace a tool-tree directory with a symlink to a copy containing byte-identical files plus a planted pycache/*.pyc file (which CPython loads in preference to recompiling the clean .py). The planted file is never enumerated, added_files stays 0, and verify-usb reports PASSED, resulting in code execution when the victim runs the portable install. Fixed in 1.4.9 (affects both 1.4.x and 1.5.x lines).
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.
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
CVE-2026-81694Low· 3.3verify-usb before 1.4.9 Output Injection via Unsanitized Filenames
CVE-2026-81702Critical· 9.8openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Key Substitution via Identity Load
CVE-2026-74871Medium· 6.2openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.6 contain a key derivation flaw in sequential XOR composition mode where the last stage cancels out during key generation