What is CVE-2026-81698?

CVE-2026-81698 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-81698?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

RCE in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt

CVE-2026-81698

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain a shell injection vulnerability in the info command's reconstructed CLI block that interpolates untrusted metadata fields without quoting. Attackers can craft metadata values like pepper_name containing shell commands that execute when users copy the printed CLI block into a shell.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Jahlives Openssl_encrypt

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-81698?: CVE-2026-81698 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-81698?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.