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openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Hardcoded Secret Key

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a hardcoded default secret key in the standalone telemetry server configuration that is used for API key hashing. Attackers who know this default value can predict or forge API key hashes to compromise telemetry API authentication.

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CVE-2026-74892

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-74892

openssl_encrypt

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

Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "jahlives",
    "product": "openssl_encrypt",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "1.4.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "1.4.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:pypi/openssl_encrypt",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-74892

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#5510 · Revision 1
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