CVE-2026-74890General(jahlives / openssl_encrypt)

LOWCVSS 9.3 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in CamelliaCipher that disables HMAC tag generation and verification when the PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST environment variable is set. Attackers with code execution can set this environment variable to produce unauthenticated ciphertext and bypass integrity protection on encrypted data.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-345

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • openssl_encrypt

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
openssl_encrypt

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-17: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-17: 108-17
Signal classification1 categories
General
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    General

    CVE-2026-74890 openssl_encrypt Authentication Bypass via CamelliaCipher and Environment Variable https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-74890

    Post summary

    The brief post lists CVE‑2026‑74890 and notes an authentication bypass involving CamelliaCipher and environment variables, but it offers no proof of concept, exploit code, active exploitation evidence, or patch information.

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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