What is CVE-2026-81701?

CVE-2026-81701 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-81701?

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

Vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt

CVE-2026-81701

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 use a denylist to identify trusted built-in plugins, allowing unsigned plugins in top-level plugins/ directories and unknown subdirectories to bypass signature verification. Attackers can place malicious unsigned plugins following documented installation paths to achieve arbitrary code execution in the CLI process with access to passwords and cryptographic keys.

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-347 — Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-81701?: CVE-2026-81701 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-81701?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.