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CVE-2026-74882: jahlives openssl_encrypt · Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Affects jahlives openssl_encryptSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 1.4.0 soon.

Data as of 14 Nov 2026, 20:44 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.4.0
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 14 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade openssl_encrypt and jahlives/openssl_encrypt to 1.4.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
jahlivesopenssl_encryptAffected
  • <1.4.0
Fixed in
  • 1.4.0
GitHubjahlives/openssl_encryptpkg:github/jahlives/openssl_encryptOther threatsAffected
  • <1.4.0
Fixed in
  • 1.4.0

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, ensure strict ProxyAuth validation is enforced and avoid relaxing or modifying ProxyAuth validation settings. Review and restrict the trusted_proxies configuration to avoid trusting the entire RFC 1918 private address space by default.

Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an insecure default configuration that trusts the entire RFC 1918 private address space in IntegrityProxyConfig trusted_proxies. Attackers on private networks can forge client certificate headers to bypass mTLS authentication when ProxyAuth validation is relaxed or modified.

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