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openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Credential Exposure via Debug Output

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

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CVE-2026-81715

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-81715

openssl_encrypt

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Structured affected-version data

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[
  {
    "vendor": "jahlives",
    "product": "openssl_encrypt",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "1.4.9",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "1.4.9",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:pypi/openssl-encrypt",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-81715

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Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#5562 · Revision 1
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