CVE-2026-74870CWE-532

CVE-2026-74870

Low · published August 17, 2026

CVSS v3.1
3.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
16.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

openssl_encrypt (pip) versions <= 1.4.7 contain an information exposure vulnerability where the 'hsm fido2-test' and 'hsm onlykey-test' diagnostic commands unconditionally print the full derived hardware pepper as hex to stdout/stderr (crypt_cli.py, handle_hsm_command). The printed value can persist in terminal scrollback, session recordings, or CI logs. Impact is limited because the pepper is derived from a random per-invocation test salt and is salt-bound, so the leaked value cannot be used to decrypt real files. A related plugin issue logged raw prf_data outside the secret-redaction path. Fixed in 1.4.8 (and 1.5.0) by removing the hex dumps and routing plugin debug output through the redaction layer.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.3 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
8.7 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00261 · 16.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-532 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Published
2026-08-17T15:16Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
jahlives/openssl_encrypt< 1.4.71.4.7
References (2)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 AUG 11:04Z
    openssl_encrypt before 1.4.8 Hardware Pepper Information Disclosure
    cvelistv5