CVE-2026-74893CWE-798hardcoded-credentials

CVE-2026-74893

High · published August 17, 2026

CVSS v3.1

8.8

EPSS

Percentile

37.9

In the wild

Unconfirmed

What it is

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain hardcoded default JWT signing secrets in config.py that pass validation checks. Attackers with access to source code can forge valid JWT tokens for any client_id to gain authenticated access to keyserver and telemetry APIs.

The record

Technical detail

CVSS v3.1: 8.8 · HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0: 8.7 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS: 0.00447 · 37.9th percentile
Weakness: CWE-798 · Use of Hard-coded Credentials
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-qc6h-gfjh-7qqg · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-jwt-token-forgery-via-hardcoded-secrets · [email protected]

EPSS history

Timeline

17 AUG 11:04Z
openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 JWT Token Forgery via Hardcoded Secrets
cvelistv5