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CVE-2026-81684

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Information Disclosure via Command Line

6.9 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.17%Unchanged since Aug 28, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.9

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Information Disclosure via Command Line

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.

Record
CVE-2026-81684
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-214
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-67040 6.9

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.

Record
EUVD-2026-67040
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-82vg-rggx-556v 6.9

In openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions <= 1.4.8, the desktop GUI passes the...

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.

Record
GHSA-82vg-rggx-556v
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-214
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.9

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.

Record
CVE-2026-81684
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-214
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.9

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Information Disclosure via Command Line

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.

Record
CVE-2026-81684
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-214
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-3958 6.9

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.

Record
PYSEC-2026-3958
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openssl-encrypt
PyPI
 before 1.4.9, plus listed versions
0.2.20.2.30.2.40.2.50.2.6
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0.3.00.3.10.3.20.3.30.4.00.4.10.4.20.4.30.4.40.5.00.5.10.5.30.6.0rc10.7.0rc20.7.10.7.20.8.00.8.10.8.20.9.21.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.31.1.01.2.01.2.11.3.01.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.3.51.4.01.4.0b31.4.0b41.4.0b51.4.0b61.4.0b71.4.0b81.4.11.4.1rc21.4.21.4.41.4.5
1.4.9

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-81684 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Jahlives Openssl Encrypt, published August 27, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 5th percentile. Fixed in openssl-encrypt 1.4.9.

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