{"id":"CVE-2026-81719","revision":"992cf0738a464e38aa56fbb3c00d3a97","records":[{"revision":"992cf0738a464e38aa56fbb3c00d3a97","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-81719","aliases":[],"title":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Remote Code Execution via Plugin","description":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 executes untrusted third-party plugins with insufficient controls: the plugin signature policy defaulted to WARN, so an unsigned/unverifiable non-built-in plugin was compiled and executed in the host process at import time, before the runtime sandbox is installed. The only default gate was an incomplete, bypassable AST denylist. If a user is induced to load an attacker's plugin, this results in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running openssl_encrypt. Fixed in 1.4.9 by defaulting the signature policy to ENFORCE for non-built-in plugins.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-08-27T14:51:13.632+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-01T15:21:38.281+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:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":9.3,"severity":"CRITICAL"},{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-587j-4r3v-cm2c","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-remote-code-execution-via-plugin"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81719","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-81719","identifiers":["CVE-2026-81719"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}