CVE-2026-74891

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Hardcoded Database Credentials

8.7 HighFix available

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain hardcoded database credentials in standalone server configuration files. Attackers on the same network can access PostgreSQL databases using well-known default credentials to retrieve sensitive data.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.52%Up 0.2 points since Aug 18, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.7

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Hardcoded Database Credentials

Record: CVE-2026-74891
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-60110 8.7

Record: EUVD-2026-60110
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-c472-7fxr-552c 8.7

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain hardcoded database credentials in standalone server...

Record: GHSA-c472-7fxr-552c
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/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: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.7

Record: CVE-2026-74891
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/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: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.7

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Hardcoded Database Credentials

Record: CVE-2026-74891
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2026-3767 8.7

Record: PYSEC-2026-3767
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/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

jahlives openssl encrypt

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`openssl-encrypt` PyPI	before 1.4.0, plus listed versions 0.2.20.2.30.2.40.2.50.2.6 Show 39 moreShow less 0.3.00.3.10.3.20.3.30.4.00.4.10.4.20.4.30.4.40.5.00.5.10.5.30.6.0rc10.7.0rc20.7.10.7.20.8.00.8.10.8.20.9.21.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.31.1.01.2.01.2.11.3.01.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.3.51.4.0b31.4.0b41.4.0b51.4.0b61.4.0b71.4.0b8	1.4.0

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2026-74891 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Jahlives Openssl Encrypt, published August 17, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in openssl-encrypt 1.4.0.