Vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt
CVE-2026-74886
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a plugin sandbox bypass vulnerability where the PluginImportGuard blocks a different set of modules than the AST analyzer's DANGEROUS_MODULES set. Attackers can bypass AST analysis through string obfuscation or encoding to import unblocked dangerous modules like sys, shutil, multiprocessing, importlib, and pickle for arbitrary code execution.
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.
Affected products
- Jahlives Openssl_encrypt — versions 0, 1.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-74886?
- CVE-2026-74886 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-74886?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.