openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Insecure File Permissions
Historical advisory recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. Read the latest advisory.
cve-program · CVE-2026-81682
Publishedopenssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain an insecure file permissions vulnerability in the desktop GUI that writes decrypted plaintext with world-readable default permissions. Attackers can read decrypted output files created by the GUI as unprivileged local users on multi-user systems.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-81682
Publishedopenssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Insecure File Permissions
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain an insecure file permissions vulnerability in the desktop GUI that writes decrypted plaintext with world-readable default permissions. Attackers can read decrypted output files created by the GUI as unprivileged local users on multi-user systems.
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- 27 Aug 2026 14:50:48 UTC
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- 1 Oct 2026 15:21:18 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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CVSS 4.0 · 8.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N