{"id":"CVE-2026-81682","title":"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","summary":"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…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-276"],"published":"2026-08-27","updated":"2026-09-23","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-23T17:17:42.623","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81682","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-7q4g-rrw4-rf2m","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-insecure-file-permissions","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00116,"epssPercentile":0.01856,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-23T17:28:14.808Z","slug":"CVE-2026-81682","body":"## Overview\n\nopenssl_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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":34,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":34.1,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}