{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including openssl-encrypt. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81689 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade openssl-encrypt to 1.4.9 or later.","what":"CVE-2026-81689 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jahlives Openssl Encrypt, published on 27 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-81689 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-81689 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jahlives Openssl Encrypt, published on 27 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81689 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- openssl-encrypt (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 1.4.9\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81689/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81689/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-81689","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81689/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-81689","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-3v63-778v-3mvp","GHSA-xg65-9m9r-rm73","PYSEC-2026-3959"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read","account_takeover"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Python encryption library","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Weak key derivation in openssl_encrypt allows attackers to recover user passwords via offline dictionary attacks on wrapped pepper blobs.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"weak_cryptography"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"VulnCheck","cpe":[{"product":"openssl_encrypt","vendor":"jahlives"}],"cvss":{"score":8.7,"severity":"high","source":"cna","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","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-916","name":"Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort"}],"description":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 derive the remote-pepper wrap key using unsalted HKDF-SHA256 or bare SHA-256 of the password, allowing identical keys across all users and files. Attackers with access to wrapped pepper blobs can precompute a single dictionary table and perform fleet-wide offline password guessing at hardware speed to recover user passwords.","ecosystems":["PyPI"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Weak Pepper Key Derivation","id":"CVE-2026-81689","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"PyPI","product":"jahlives:openssl_encrypt","products":["jahlives:openssl_encrypt"],"type":"weak_cryptography","year":"2026"},"n_packages":1,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"verify-usb before 1.4.9 Symlink Directory Traversal Code Execution","id":"CVE-2026-81690"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["1.4.9"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"openssl-encrypt","purl":"pkg:pypi/openssl-encrypt","source":"PYSEC-2026-3959"}],"prev":{"headline":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Plaintext Confirmation Oracle via SHA-256","id":"CVE-2026-81688"},"products":["openssl_encrypt"],"published":"2026-08-27","related":[{"cvss_score":9.3,"headline":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Authentication Bypass via Recovery Slot Removal","id":"CVE-2026-81680","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.3,"headline":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 False Encryption via Cleartext Storage","id":"CVE-2026-81681","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.3,"headline":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Text Injection via Recovery Slot Metadata","id":"CVE-2026-81685","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.3,"headline":"openssl-encrypt before 1.4.9 Output Injection via Unsanitized Filenames in verify-usb Command","id":"CVE-2026-81694","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.3,"headline":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Terminal Injection via key_id","id":"CVE-2026-81695","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.3,"headline":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Terminal Injection via info Command","id":"CVE-2026-81696","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.3,"headline":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Shell Injection via info command","id":"CVE-2026-81698","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"PyPA Advisory Database","prefix":"PYSEC"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-01","vendors":["jahlives"]},"summary":"Weak key derivation in openssl_encrypt allows attackers to recover user passwords via offline dictionary attacks on wrapped pepper blobs.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81689/"}