CVE•Published 2026-08-17•Modified 2026-09-01•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-74874Jahlives · Openssl_encrypt
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS percentile
17
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 83% of all CVEs
Description
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use Python's non-cryptographic random module for steganographic pixel selection in the generate_pseudorandom_sequence function. Attackers who know the password can recover the Mersenne Twister state from approximately 624 outputs and predict pixel locations containing hidden data for extraction.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-17
Modified 2026-09-01
External references
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Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-74874Hosts 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.
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-74874Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-74874Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2026-74874Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
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Google dork
"CVE-2026-74874" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-74874 on GitHub.
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