High
openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Insecure File Permissions
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.
Announced Source revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-81682
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-81682
openssl_encrypt
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "jahlives",
"product": "openssl_encrypt",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "1.4.9",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "1.4.9",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:pypi/openssl-encrypt",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-81682
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #5535 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date