CVE-2026-81698

EUVD-2026-67054
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain a shell injection vulnerability in the info command's reconstructed CLI block that interpolates untrusted metadata fields without quoting. Attackers can craft metadata values like pepper_name containing shell commands that execute when users copy the printed CLI block into a shell.
OS Command Injection
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
VulnCheckCNA
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 20.51%
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
jahlivesopenssl_encrypt
𝑥
< 1.4.9
CNA
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-gw2m-mj6q-59hc
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-shell-injection-via-info-command