CVE•Published 2026-08-27•Modified 2026-09-03•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-81702Jahlives · 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
4
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 96% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 fails to re-derive and validate fingerprints when loading identities from identity.json, allowing attackers to substitute public keys in identity stores. Attackers can replace legitimate public keys with their own while maintaining the claimed fingerprint, enabling silent key substitution where encryption uses attacker keys and signature verification appears valid.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-27
Modified 2026-09-03
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-2026-81702Hosts 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-2026-81702Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-81702Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-81702Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-81702GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-81702" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-81702 on GitHub.