What is CVE-2026-74873?

CVE-2026-74873 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under CWE-214. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-08-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-74873?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt

CVE-2026-74873

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.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Jahlives Openssl_encrypt — versions 0, 1.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-214

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-74873?: CVE-2026-74873 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under CWE-214. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-74873?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.