CVE-2026-81684
openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Information Disclosure via Command Line
CVSS Score
6.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions <= 1.4.8, the desktop GUI passes the steganography password to the CLI child process on the command line via the --stego-password argument (on both encrypt and decrypt paths) instead of via an environment variable as done for the main password. Any local user can read the steganography password from /proc/<pid>/cmdline for the lifetime of the subprocess. Fixed in 1.4.9.
| CWE | CWE-214 |
| Vendor | jahlives |
| Product | openssl_encrypt |
| Published | Aug 27, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Affected Versions
jahlives / openssl_encrypt
0 < 1.4.9