CVE-2026-81715 HIGH

CVE-2026-81715: openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Credential Exposure via Debug Output

Vendor Jahlives
Product openssl_encrypt
Weakness CWE-532 · Sensitive info in logs
Published August 27, 2026
Last update August 28, 2026

CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions <= 1.4.8 do not redact the keyserver bearer token passed as the positional argument to 'keyserver set-token' in the --debug argv dump, because sanitize_argv_for_debug fails to sanitize it. As a result the token is printed in cleartext to stderr under --debug (even without --unsafe-show-secrets), persisting the credential in logs and terminal history. Fixed in 1.4.9.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 27, 2026 CVE published
August 28, 2026 Record updated

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