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GHSA-844W-MWFP-WJWF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-17 12:32 – Updated: 2026-08-17 12:32

Details

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use Python's non-cryptographic random module for steganographic pixel selection in the generate_pseudorandom_sequence function. Attackers who know the password can recover the Mersenne Twister state from approximately 624 outputs and predict pixel locations containing hidden data for extraction.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

8.7 (High)


                  
                    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

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  "modified": "2026-08-17T12:32:22Z",
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CVE-2026-74874 (GCVE-0-2026-74874)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-17 11:04 – Updated: 2026-08-17 16:04

Title

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Weak PRNG Steganography Pixel Selection

Summary

Severity

8.7 (High)


                        
                          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

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-17 15:44 UTC

CWE

CWE-338 - Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/secur…	vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encr…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
jahlives	openssl_encrypt	Affected: 0 , < 1.4.0 (semver) Unaffected: 1.4.0 (semver)

Date Public

2026-02-10 00:00

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CVE-2026-74874 (GCVE-0-2026-74874)

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