VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-74884

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-17
Last modified2026-09-01
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the _is_safe_path method where the plugin_id parameter is not sanitized before constructing the plugin config directory path. Attackers can declare a malicious plugin_id containing path traversal sequences like '../' to access arbitrary directories outside the intended plugin directory.

Weakness classification

  • disclosure@vulncheck.com: CWE-73

Primary references