CVEPublished 2026-08-27Modified 2026-08-310 articles on news4 live referencesNVD data

CVE-2026-81682

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1
6.2
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS percentile
2
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 98% of all CVEs
Description

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.

Timeline
Published 2026-08-27
Modified 2026-08-31

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