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● CVE — Medium

CVE-2026-74873

VendorjahlivesProductopenssl encryptDiscoveredAug 17, 2026UpdatedSep 1, 2026

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 expose passwords passed via the --password CLI argument in process listings accessible to all system users. Attackers can read process arguments through ps aux or /proc/[pid]/cmdline to retrieve plaintext passwords and keystore passwords.

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CVSS v3.1
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.32%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 19, 2026 → Sep 25, 2026
▲ 0.09pp
0.23% → 0.32% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Aug 17, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Sep 1, 2026