What is CVE-2026-74895?

CVE-2026-74895 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-74895?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt

CVE-2026-74895

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 fail to apply sandbox restrictions in the default process isolation mode for plugin execution. Attackers can execute malicious plugins with unrestricted access to the filesystem, network, subprocess execution, and all Python modules.

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)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-74895?: CVE-2026-74895 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-74895?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.