CVE•Published 2026-08-27•Modified 2026-09-01•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-81696Jahlives · Openssl_encrypt
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
3.3
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS percentile
7
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 93% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to sanitize terminal control characters in file metadata printed by the info command. Attackers can craft malicious files containing escape sequences to repaint terminal output and forge verification information displayed to users.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-27
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-2026-81696Hosts 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-2026-81696Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-81696Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-81696Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-81696GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-81696" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-81696 on GitHub.
We haven't classified any articles referencing CVE-2026-81696 yet. The external references above still apply.