CVE-2026-81682: Incorrect Default Permissions in jahlives openssl_encrypt
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain an insecure file permissions vulnerability in the desktop GUI that writes decrypted plaintext with world-readable default permissions. Attackers can read decrypted output files created by the GUI as unprivileged local users on multi-user systems.
CVE-2026-81682: Incorrect Default Permissions in jahlives openssl_encrypt
Description
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain an insecure file permissions vulnerability in the desktop GUI that writes decrypted plaintext with world-readable default permissions. Attackers can read decrypted output files created by the GUI as unprivileged local users on multi-user systems.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.6high
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-27T11:11:30.934Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a906bb5acd9273b4983a1f0
Added to database: 08/27/2026, 16:54:13 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 01:59:59 UTC
Views: 8
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