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CVE-2026-74899

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Sandbox Escape via Type Hierarchy

CVSS 4.0 9.3 CRITICALCVSS 3.1 9.8 CRITICALCheck source for fixed versionsKEV status unknown

Original advisory

Historical advisory recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. Read the latest advisory.

cve-program · CVE-2026-74899

Published

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a sandbox escape vulnerability in IsolatedPluginExecutor that exposes Python type objects in restricted exec() builtins. Attackers can traverse the Python class hierarchy via __class__.__mro__.__subclasses__() to access system functions and execute arbitrary OS commands.

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Affected versions, risk and source history

cve-program · CVE-2026-74899

Published

openssl_encrypt

Vendor product

Publisher's version information

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{
                    "vendor": "jahlives",
                    "product": "openssl_encrypt",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "packageURL": "pkg:pypi/openssl_encrypt",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "0",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "semver",
                            "lessThan": "1.4.0"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "1.4.0",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        }
                    ]
                }

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