CVE-2026-74873CWE-214

CVE-2026-74873

Medium · published August 17, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
23.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 expose passwords passed via the --password CLI argument in process listings accessible to all system users. Attackers can read process arguments through ps aux or /proc/[pid]/cmdline to retrieve plaintext passwords and keystore passwords.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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
0.00315 · 23.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-214 · Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information
Published
2026-08-17T15:16Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
jahlives/openssl_encrypt< 1.4.01.4.0
References (2)
https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-h3m5-p59h-x88p · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-password-exposure-via-cli-argument · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 AUG 11:04Z
    openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Password Exposure via CLI Argument
    cvelistv5