{"id":"CVE-2026-81684","revision":"0e92e53a8ab149c5a9afb591a03ef28e","records":[{"revision":"0e92e53a8ab149c5a9afb591a03ef28e","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-81684","aliases":[],"title":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Information Disclosure via Command Line","description":"In openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions <= 1.4.8, the desktop GUI passes the steganography password to the CLI child process on the command line via the --stego-password argument (on both encrypt and decrypt paths) instead of via an environment variable as done for the main password. Any local user can read the steganography password from /proc/<pid>/cmdline for the lifetime of the subprocess. Fixed in 1.4.9.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-08-27T14:50:49.62+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-01T15:21:19.48+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"openssl_encrypt","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"jahlives\",\n                    \"product\": \"openssl_encrypt\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"packageURL\": \"pkg:pypi/openssl-encrypt\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"1.4.9\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"1.4.9\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":6.9,"severity":"MEDIUM"},{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":6.2,"severity":"MEDIUM"}],"references":["https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-rx2c-m92f-qv6p","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-information-disclosure-via-command-line"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81684","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-81684","identifiers":["CVE-2026-81684"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}