CVE-2026-81695

PYSEC-2026-3774 · CVE-2026-81695 · GHSA-jwfm-99h7-2w5x

Published Aug 27, 2026 · Modified Sep 2, 2026

AI SAST

Find this class of vulnerability in your own code

Corgea's AI-native static analysis detects vulnerabilities like this one across your repositories, ranks them by exploitability, and returns review-ready fixes.

Explore AI SAST Explore dependency scanning →

Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to escape attacker-controlled key_id values printed to stderr during decrypt auto-detection. Attackers can craft encrypted files with malicious key_id containing escape sequences to repaint terminal output and forge authenticity verification blocks.

References

ADVISORY https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-jwfm-99h7-2w5x
ADVISORY https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-terminal-injection-via-key-id

Ready to move

Start Securing

Start for Free Get Demo

Free, no credit card | First findings in minutes

CVE-2026-81695

Description

References

More PyPI vulnerabilities

Start Securing