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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD9.3 Critical

CVE-2026-74896

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Sandbox Escape via Dunder Attribute Traversal

Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a sandbox escape vulnerability in the DangerousPatternVisitor AST analyzer that fails to detect dunder attribute traversal techniques. Attackers can use __class__, __bases__, __subclasses__(), and __globals__ chains to access restricted functions and execute arbitrary system commands from plugin code.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

jahlives openssl_encrypt

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to < 1.4.0affected
  • 1.4.0unaffected
pkg:pypi/openssl_encrypt

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