CVE•Published 2026-08-17•Modified 2026-09-01•0 articles on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-74873Jahlives · Openssl_encrypt

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 87% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-214Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information

Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 expose passwords passed via the --password CLI argument in process listings accessible to all system users. Attackers can read process arguments through ps aux or /proc/[pid]/cmdline to retrieve plaintext passwords and keystore passwords.

Timeline

Published 2026-08-17

Modified 2026-09-01

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC Sploitus VulnCheck

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-2026-74873

Hosts 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-2026-74873