CVE•Published 2026-08-17•Modified 2026-09-01•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-74894Jahlives · 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
32
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 68% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the verify_api_token function that accepts any non-empty Bearer token string without validation. Attackers can upload arbitrary public keys, enumerate all keys, and revoke keys belonging to any user by providing any Bearer token in the Authorization header.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-17
Modified 2026-09-01
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-2026-74894Hosts 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-2026-74894Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-74894Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-74894Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-74894GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-74894" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-74894 on GitHub.