EUVD-2026-60092
GHSA-jxvv-jp94-p77v
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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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploitation requires local shell access and reading process args via /proc or ps; PR:L for any local account; confidentiality-only impact with no integrity or availability consequence.
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CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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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.
AnalysisAI
Password exposure in openssl_encrypt before version 1.4.0 allows any local system user to capture plaintext encryption and keystore passwords by reading process argument listings. When operators pass credentials via the --password or -p CLI flags, those values appear verbatim in /proc/[pid]/cmdline and ps aux output on Linux/Unix multi-user systems. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires a local user account on the same multi-user system where openssl_encrypt is being invoked with the --password or -p CLI arguments. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The assigned CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7 with AV:N/PR:N is inconsistent with the actual exploitation model described. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | A low-privileged local user on a shared Linux system repeatedly polls ps aux or scans /proc entries with a simple shell loop while another user runs an automated backup or encryption script that invokes openssl_encrypt with --password. Within the brief window of process execution, the attacker captures the plaintext password verbatim from the argument list. … |
| Remediation | Upgrade openssl_encrypt to version 1.4.0 via pip install --upgrade openssl-encrypt. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Immediately identify all systems running openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 and audit recent process logs for unauthorized credential access attempts. …
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