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PYSEC-2026-3792
Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-08-27 17:20 - Updated: 2026-09-03 10:37
VLAI
Details
openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions 1.4.8 and earlier store an mTLS client private key in cleartext within a world-readable (0644) SharedPreferences file via the desktop GUI's Settings screen 'combined certificate and private key' PEM field. A local attacker with file system access can read the exposed private key. Version 1.4.9 writes the PEM to a dedicated 0600 file, keeps only its path in SharedPreferences, and migrates/scrubs existing cleartext values.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
Impacted products
| Name | purl | openssl-encrypt | pkg:pypi/openssl-encrypt |
|---|
Aliases
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "openssl-encrypt",
"purl": "pkg:pypi/openssl-encrypt"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.4.9"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"0.2.2",
"0.2.3",
"0.2.4",
"0.2.5",
"0.2.6",
"0.3.0",
"0.3.1",
"0.3.2",
"0.3.3",
"0.4.0",
"0.4.1",
"0.4.2",
"0.4.3",
"0.4.4",
"0.5.0",
"0.5.1",
"0.5.3",
"0.6.0rc1",
"0.7.0rc2",
"0.7.1",
"0.7.2",
"0.8.0",
"0.8.1",
"0.8.2",
"0.9.2",
"1.0.0",
"1.0.1",
"1.0.2",
"1.0.3",
"1.1.0",
"1.2.0",
"1.2.1",
"1.3.0",
"1.3.1",
"1.3.2",
"1.3.3",
"1.3.4",
"1.3.5",
"1.4.0",
"1.4.0b3",
"1.4.0b4",
"1.4.0b5",
"1.4.0b6",
"1.4.0b7",
"1.4.0b8",
"1.4.1",
"1.4.1rc2",
"1.4.2",
"1.4.4",
"1.4.5",
"1.4.6",
"1.4.7",
"1.4.8"
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-81683",
"GHSA-r8gw-6hfj-98jw"
],
"details": "openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions 1.4.8 and earlier store an mTLS client private key in cleartext within a world-readable (0644) SharedPreferences file via the desktop GUI\u0027s Settings screen \u0027combined certificate and private key\u0027 PEM field. A local attacker with file system access can read the exposed private key. Version 1.4.9 writes the PEM to a dedicated 0600 file, keeps only its path in SharedPreferences, and migrates/scrubs existing cleartext values.",
"id": "PYSEC-2026-3792",
"modified": "2026-09-03T10:37:17.944158Z",
"published": "2026-08-27T17:20:57.810Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-r8gw-6hfj-98jw"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-plaintext-private-key-storage"
}
],
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}