{"id":"CVE-2026-81695","aliases":["PYSEC-2026-3774","GHSA-jwfm-99h7-2w5x"],"title":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to escape attacker-controlled key_id values printed to stderr during decrypt auto-detection. A…","summary":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to escape attacker-controlled key_id values printed to stderr during decrypt auto-detection. Attackers can craft encrypted files with malicious key_id containing escape sequences to repaint term…","severity":"none","vendor":"openssl-encrypt","product":"openssl-encrypt","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["openssl-encrypt < 1.4.9"],"patched":["openssl-encrypt 1.4.9"],"published":"2026-08-27","updated":"2026-09-02","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3774","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-jwfm-99h7-2w5x"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-terminal-injection-via-key-id"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.00177,"epssPercentile":0.07524,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-02T19:31:25.991Z","slug":"CVE-2026-81695","body":"## Overview\n\nopenssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to escape attacker-controlled key_id values printed to stderr during decrypt auto-detection. Attackers can craft encrypted files with malicious key_id containing escape sequences to repaint terminal output and forge authenticity verification blocks.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `openssl-encrypt < 1.4.9`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `openssl-encrypt 1.4.9`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}