CVE-2026-74884CWE-73

CVE-2026-74884

High · published August 17, 2026

CVSS v3.1

7.5

EPSS

Percentile

37.0

In the wild

Unconfirmed

What it is

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the _is_safe_path method where the plugin_id parameter is not sanitized before constructing the plugin config directory path. Attackers can declare a malicious plugin_id containing path traversal sequences like '../' to access arbitrary directories outside the intended plugin directory.

The record

Technical detail

CVSS v3.1: 7.5 · HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: 0.00437 · 37.0th percentile
Weakness: CWE-73 · External Control of File Name or Path
Published: 2026-08-17T15:16Z

Affected products (1)

Product	Versions	Fixed in
jahlives/openssl_encrypt	< 1.4.0	1.4.0

References (2)

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-8jpj-w975-rwv5 · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-path-traversal-via-plugin-id · [email protected]

EPSS history

Timeline

17 AUG 11:04Z
openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Path Traversal via plugin_id
cvelistv5