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CVE-2026-81704Jahlives · Openssl_encrypt

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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
10
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 90% of all CVEs
Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain a weak key derivation vulnerability in the D-Bus CryptoService.EncryptFile handler that uses unstretched SHA-256 instead of Argon2id. Attackers can perform offline password guessing against encrypted files roughly six to seven orders of magnitude faster than documented protection by exploiting the missing key stretching and hash rounds.

Timeline
Published 2026-08-27
Modified 2026-09-03

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