CVE•Published 2026-08-17•Modified 2026-08-31•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-74872Jahlives · Openssl_encrypt
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
38
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 62% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the Whirlpool hash implementation that uses broad glob patterns to load .so modules without integrity verification. Attackers can place malicious .so files matching the whirlpool*py313*.so pattern in site-packages directories to achieve native code execution when the module is loaded.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-17
Modified 2026-08-31
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-74872Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Jahlives Openssl Encrypt"All exposed Jahlives Openssl Encrypt instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Openssl Encrypt"HTTP body or banner mentions "Openssl Encrypt" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-74872Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-74872Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-74872Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-74872GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-74872" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.