VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-74879

CVSS score8.7 HIGH
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-17
Last modified2026-10-08
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the /ready endpoint that returns full database exception strings to unauthenticated callers. Attackers can trigger database errors to extract sensitive information including hostnames, IP addresses, connection parameters, and potentially credentials from exception messages.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-209: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Primary references