Information disclosure in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt
CVE-2026-81705
openssl-encrypt before 1.4.9 fails to redact the file password in its --debug argv dump when the password is supplied via bundled short-option spellings (e.g. -apHunter2) or abbreviated long-option spellings (e.g. --passw). The sanitizer only recognized exact option names, --option=value forms, and tokens starting with -p, so these spellings bypass the redaction chokepoint and the cleartext password is written to stderr. Anyone with access to that output (terminal scrollback, merged 2>&1 output, CI job logs, or the GUI's persistent debug log) can recover the password.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-jgvm-7jxv-cgcc) (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- VulnCheck Advisory: openssl-encrypt before 1.4.9 Password Cleartext Leak via Debug (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-81705?
- CVE-2026-81705 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-27.
- How severe is CVE-2026-81705?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.