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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.6 High

CVE-2026-81682

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Insecure File Permissions

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Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
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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.

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 < 1.4.9affected
  • 1.4.9unaffected
pkg:pypi/openssl-encrypt

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