{"id":"CVE-2026-74881","aliases":["EUVD-2026-60100","GHSA-243r-jm6r-f6pp","GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv","PYSEC-2026-3977"],"status":"published","title":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 CORS Misconfiguration via Wildcard Origins","description":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and allow_credentials enabled to true. Attackers can create malicious websites that make authenticated cross-origin requests to the API on behalf of any user who visits them.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00363,"percentile":0.30553,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-863","CWE-942"],"published":"2026-04-01T21:12:37Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:32Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"openssl-encrypt","fixed_in":["1.4.0"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"openssl-encrypt","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.4.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"openssl-encrypt","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.4.0"}]}],"versions":["0.2.2","0.2.3","0.2.4","0.2.5","0.2.6","0.3.0","0.3.1","0.3.2","0.3.3","0.4.0","0.4.1","0.4.2","0.4.3","0.4.4","0.5.0","0.5.1","0.5.3","0.6.0rc1","0.7.0rc2","0.7.1","0.7.2","0.8.0","0.8.1","0.8.2","0.9.2","1.0.0","1.0.1","1.0.2","1.0.3","1.1.0","1.2.0","1.2.1","1.3.0","1.3.1","1.3.2","1.3.3","1.3.4","1.3.5","1.4.0b3","1.4.0b4","1.4.0b5","1.4.0b6","1.4.0b7","1.4.0b8"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"openssl-encrypt","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.4.0"}]}],"versions":["0.2.2","0.2.3","0.2.4","0.2.5","0.2.6","0.3.0","0.3.1","0.3.2","0.3.3","0.4.0","0.4.1","0.4.2","0.4.3","0.4.4","0.5.0","0.5.1","0.5.3","0.6.0rc1","0.7.0rc2","0.7.1","0.7.2","0.8.0","0.8.1","0.8.2","0.9.2","1.0.0","1.0.1","1.0.2","1.0.3","1.1.0","1.2.0","1.2.1","1.3.0","1.3.1","1.3.2","1.3.3","1.3.4","1.3.5","1.4.0b3","1.4.0b4","1.4.0b5","1.4.0b6","1.4.0b7","1.4.0b8"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"jahlives","product":"openssl_encrypt"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv","tags":["vendor-advisory","Mitigation","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-cors-misconfiguration-via-wildcard-origins","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74881","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-243r-jm6r-f6pp"},{"url":"https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/commit/809416b74d2749cdcffb484cd65b057e1685cc13","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/74xxx/CVE-2026-74881.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-74881","title":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 CORS Misconfiguration via Wildcard Origins","description":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and allow_credentials enabled to true. Attackers can create malicious websites that make authenticated cross-origin requests to the API on behalf of any user who visits them.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-17T11:04:47.698Z","modified":"2026-10-08T15:24:52.949Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-942"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:20:03.081354Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-60100","description":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and allow_credentials enabled to true. Attackers can create malicious websites that make authenticated cross-origin requests to the API on behalf of any user who visits them.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-17T11:04:47Z","modified":"2026-10-08T15:24:52Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T17:27:31.218078Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-243r-jm6r-f6pp","title":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and...","description":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and allow_credentials enabled to true. Attackers can create malicious websites that make authenticated cross-origin requests to the API on behalf of any user who visits them.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-17T12:32:23Z","modified":"2026-08-17T12:32:31Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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","level":"high"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-942"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:10:34.0369Z"},{"id":"GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv","title":"openssl-encrypt has CORS wildcard with allow_credentials=True in standalone servers","description":"### Summary\n\nBoth standalone servers configure CORS with `allow_origins=[\"*\"]`, `allow_credentials=True`, `allow_methods=[\"*\"]`, and `allow_headers=[\"*\"]`.\n\n### Affected Code\n\n```python\n# server/key-server/app/main.py:86-92\n# server/telemetry-server/app/main.py:23-29\napp.add_middleware(\n    CORSMiddleware,\n    allow_origins=settings.cors_origins,  # defaults to [\"*\"]\n    allow_credentials=True,\n    allow_methods=[\"*\"],\n    allow_headers=[\"*\"],\n)\n```\n\nThe docker-compose file (`openssl_encrypt_server/docker-compose.yml:75`) also defaults `CORS_ORIGINS` to `*`, and `.env.example` ships with `CORS_ORIGINS=*`.\n\n### Impact\n\nThis is the most permissive CORS configuration possible, allowing any website to make fully credentialed cross-origin requests to the API. An attacker's website could make authenticated API calls on behalf of any user who visits it.\n\n### Recommended Fix\n\n- Remove wildcard defaults — require explicit origin configuration\n- Never combine `allow_origins=[\"*\"]` with `allow_credentials=True`\n- Update `.env.example` with placeholder domains instead of `*`\n\n### Fix\n\nFixed in commit `809416b` on branch `releases/1.4.x` — changed CORS default from [\"*\"] to [] in both key-server and telemetry-server; added validation rejecting wildcard when debug=False.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-01T21:12:37Z","modified":"2026-04-01T21:12:38Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:47.075804Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-74881","description":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and allow_credentials enabled to true. Attackers can create malicious websites that make authenticated cross-origin requests to the API on behalf of any user who visits them.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-17T11:16:42.723Z","modified":"2026-10-08T16:17:40.163Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":9.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"critical","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-942"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:38.647684Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-74881","title":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 CORS Misconfiguration via Wildcard Origins","description":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and allow_credentials enabled to true. Attackers can create malicious websites that make authenticated cross-origin requests to the API on behalf of any user who visits them.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-17T11:04:47.698Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:32.299310182Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-942"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:16.748692Z"},{"id":"GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv","title":"openssl-encrypt has CORS wildcard with allow_credentials=True in standalone servers","description":"### Summary\n\nBoth standalone servers configure CORS with `allow_origins=[\"*\"]`, `allow_credentials=True`, `allow_methods=[\"*\"]`, and `allow_headers=[\"*\"]`.\n\n### Affected Code\n\n```python\n# server/key-server/app/main.py:86-92\n# server/telemetry-server/app/main.py:23-29\napp.add_middleware(\n    CORSMiddleware,\n    allow_origins=settings.cors_origins,  # defaults to [\"*\"]\n    allow_credentials=True,\n    allow_methods=[\"*\"],\n    allow_headers=[\"*\"],\n)\n```\n\nThe docker-compose file (`openssl_encrypt_server/docker-compose.yml:75`) also defaults `CORS_ORIGINS` to `*`, and `.env.example` ships with `CORS_ORIGINS=*`.\n\n### Impact\n\nThis is the most permissive CORS configuration possible, allowing any website to make fully credentialed cross-origin requests to the API. An attacker's website could make authenticated API calls on behalf of any user who visits it.\n\n### Recommended Fix\n\n- Remove wildcard defaults — require explicit origin configuration\n- Never combine `allow_origins=[\"*\"]` with `allow_credentials=True`\n- Update `.env.example` with placeholder domains instead of `*`\n\n### Fix\n\nFixed in commit `809416b` on branch `releases/1.4.x` — changed CORS default from [\"*\"] to [] in both key-server and telemetry-server; added validation rejecting wildcard when debug=False.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-01T21:12:37Z","modified":"2026-09-11T11:10:44.578241278Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:44.571161Z"},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-3977","description":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and allow_credentials enabled to true. Attackers can create malicious websites that make authenticated cross-origin requests to the API on behalf of any user who visits them.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-17T11:16:42.723Z","modified":"2026-09-11T11:00:06.673622443Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"critical"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:52:57.255153Z"}]}}