CVE-2026-81698CWE-78command-injection

CVE-2026-81698

High · published August 27, 2026

CVSS v3.1

7.5

EPSS

Percentile

35.9

In the wild

Unconfirmed

What it is

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain a shell injection vulnerability in the info command's reconstructed CLI block that interpolates untrusted metadata fields without quoting. Attackers can craft metadata values like pepper_name containing shell commands that execute when users copy the printed CLI block into a shell.

The record

Technical detail

CVSS v3.1: 7.5 · HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0: 9.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS: 0.00427 · 35.9th percentile
Weakness: CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published: 2026-08-27T21:21Z

Affected products (1)

Product	Versions	Fixed in
jahlives/openssl_encrypt	< 1.4.9	1.4.9

References (2)

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-gw2m-mj6q-59hc · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-shell-injection-via-info-command · [email protected]

EPSS history

Timeline

27 AUG 14:51Z
openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Shell Injection via info command
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