VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-81684

CVSS score6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-27
Last modified2026-09-03
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • disclosure@vulncheck.com: CWE-214

Primary references