CVE-2026-81715

high

Description

openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions <= 1.4.8 do not redact the keyserver bearer token passed as the positional argument to 'keyserver set-token' in the --debug argv dump, because sanitize_argv_for_debug fails to sanitize it. As a result the token is printed in cleartext to stderr under --debug (even without --unsafe-show-secrets), persisting the credential in logs and terminal history. Fixed in 1.4.9.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-credential-exposure-via-debug-output

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-jqqp-pf9j-889j

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-27

Updated: 2026-08-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 1.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00188