What is CVE-2026-74883?

CVE-2026-74883 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-74883?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt

CVE-2026-74883

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a sandbox bypass vulnerability where the plugin sandbox fails to restrict alternative file access methods like pathlib.Path and io.open. Attackers can import pathlib or io modules to read and write arbitrary files, completely bypassing the restricted_open file access controls.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Jahlives Openssl_encrypt — versions 0, 1.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-74883?: CVE-2026-74883 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-74883?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.