Vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt
CVE-2026-74872
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the Whirlpool hash implementation that uses broad glob patterns to load .so modules without integrity verification. Attackers can place malicious .so files matching the whirlpool*py313*.so pattern in site-packages directories to achieve native code execution when the module is loaded.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.002
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-j48q-4c78-rhf9) (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- VulnCheck Advisory: openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Arbitrary Code Execution via Whirlpool (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-74872?
- CVE-2026-74872 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-74872?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.