CVE-2026-81682CWE-276

CVE-2026-81682

Medium · published August 27, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain an insecure file permissions vulnerability in the desktop GUI that writes decrypted plaintext with world-readable default permissions. Attackers can read decrypted output files created by the GUI as unprivileged local users on multi-user systems.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.2 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
8.6 · CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00156 · 4.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-276 · Incorrect Default Permissions
Published
2026-08-27T21:20Z
References (2)
https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-7q4g-rrw4-rf2m · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-insecure-file-permissions · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 AUG 14:50Z
    openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Insecure File Permissions
    cvelistv5