7.5highHigh
CVE-2026-74874
Jahlives Openssl Encrypt
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use Python's non-cryptographic random module for steganographic pixel selection in the generate_pseudorandom_sequence function. Attackers who know the password can recover the Mersenne Twister state from approximately 624 outputs and predict pixel locations containing hidden data for extraction.
Exploitation status
- A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.
What the metrics mean
- It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, no account is needed.
- Beyond that, no action by a user is required.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.5 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- CVSS v4
- 8.7
- Weakness
- CWE-338
- Assigned by
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-08-17
- Last modified
- 2026-09-01
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Jahlives Openssl Encrypt- 1.4.0
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.