VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-81698

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-27
Last modified2026-09-01
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • disclosure@vulncheck.com: CWE-78

Primary references