CVE-2026-74896Disclosure(jahlives / openssl_encrypt)

LOWCVSS 9.3 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 2 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 a sandbox escape vulnerability in the DangerousPatternVisitor AST analyzer that fails to detect dunder attribute traversal techniques. Attackers can use __class__, __bases__, __subclasses__(), and __globals__ chains to access restricted functions and execute arbitrary system commands from plugin code.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-693

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

  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

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

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
openssl_encrypt

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-08-17: 2Technical Details · 2026-08-17: 108-17
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
General
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • CERT-PY@CERTpy
    General

    ⚠️ Vulnerabilidades en Libreria de Python ❗ CVE-2026-74901 ❗ CVE-2026-74900 ❗ CVE-2026-74896 ➡️ Más info: https://www.cert.gov.py/vulnerabilidades-en-libreria-de-python/ https://t.co/PLKCikgWT5

    Post summary

    The text lists three Python library CVEs with a reference link, but provides no further details.

    01010186
    6.7K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-74896 Sandbox Escape in openssl_encrypt Before 1.4.0 Allows Command Execution https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-74896

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-74896 discloses a sandbox escape vulnerability in openssl_encrypt prior to version 1.4.0, which allows arbitrary command execution.

    00000129
    4.1K followersView on X
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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appjahlivesopenssl_encrypt-python-

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