{"id":"CVE-2026-74881","title":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and allow_credentials enabled to true","summary":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and allow_credentials enabled to true. Attackers can create malicious websites that make authenticated cross-origin requests to the API on behalf of …","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-942"],"vendor":"jahlives","product":"openssl_encrypt","affected":["openssl_encrypt < 1.4.0"],"patched":["openssl_encrypt 1.4.0"],"published":"2026-08-17","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T16:49:52.620","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74881","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-cors-misconfiguration-via-wildcard-origins","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/commit/809416b74d2749cdcffb484cd65b057e1685cc13"},{"url":"https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt"}],"tags":["nvd","osv","pip","score-dispute"],"epss":0.00363,"epssPercentile":0.27393,"aliases":["GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv","PYSEC-2026-3977"],"ecosystem":"pip","ingestedAt":"2026-08-18T12:28:08.577Z","scores":{"nvd":6.5,"osv":9.3},"slug":"CVE-2026-74881","body":"## Overview\n\nopenssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 configure CORS with allow_origins set to wildcard and allow_credentials enabled to true. Attackers can create malicious websites that make authenticated cross-origin requests to the API on behalf of any user who visits them.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `openssl_encrypt < 1.4.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `openssl_encrypt 1.4.0`\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-74881)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `openssl-encrypt < 1.4.0`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `openssl-encrypt 1.4.0`\n\nSource: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-c65f-x25w-62jv","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":8201,"id":"CVE-2026-74881","ts":1788919990357,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.5"},{"seq":8010,"id":"CVE-2026-74881","ts":1788919280223,"field":"cvss","old":"6.5","new":null},{"seq":7819,"id":"CVE-2026-74881","ts":1788916350161,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.5"},{"seq":7628,"id":"CVE-2026-74881","ts":1788915296934,"field":"cvss","old":"6.5","new":null},{"seq":7437,"id":"CVE-2026-74881","ts":1788912709955,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.5"},{"seq":7246,"id":"CVE-2026-74881","ts":1788911330876,"field":"cvss","old":"6.5","new":null},{"seq":7050,"id":"CVE-2026-74881","ts":1788909074206,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.5"},{"seq":6862,"id":"CVE-2026-74881","ts":1788907390985,"field":"cvss","old":"6.5","new":null},{"seq":6664,"id":"CVE-2026-74881","ts":1788905440224,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.5"},{"seq":6482,"id":"CVE-2026-74881","ts":1788903459202,"field":"cvss","old":"6.5","new":null},{"seq":6419,"id":"CVE-2026-74881","ts":1788901910049,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.5"}]}