openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain an insecure file permissions vulnerability in the desktop GUI that writes decrypted plaintext with world-readable default permissions. Attackers can read decrypted output files created by the GUI as unprivileged local users on multi-user systems.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-insecure-file-permissions
https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-7q4g-rrw4-rf2m
Published: 2026-08-27
Updated: 2026-08-27
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 8.6
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00116