CVE-2026-74875

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-17. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 silently skip JSON schema validation when the jsonschema library is not installed, allowing malformed metadata to be accepted. Attackers can remove the jsonschema package or supply unknown metadata format versions to bypass all schema checks and process malicious data.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 17, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Schema Validation Bypass | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-schema-validation-bypass
github Patch Available

Schema validation silently skipped when jsonschema library is not installed · Advisory · jahlives/openssl_encrypt · GitHub

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-425g-fjhq-5h92

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-74875(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
openssl-encrypt0.2.2 ... 1.4.0b8 (44 versions)1.4.0—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 34× in last 7d / 34× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 07:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-21 02:50 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-21 02:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-20 22:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 18:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-20 14:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-20 09:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-20 05:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-20 00:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-19 20:43 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-19 20:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-19 16:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-19 12:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-19 07:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-19 03:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-18 23:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-18 19:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-18 14:56 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-18 14:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-18 09:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-18 05:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-18 00:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-17 20:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-17 16:23 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-17 16:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-17 15:55 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-17 15:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-17 11:40 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-17 11:13 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-17 11:12 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-74875?
CVE-2026-74875 is a critical vulnerability published on August 17, 2026. openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 silently skip JSON schema validation when the jsonschema library is not installed, allowing malformed metadata to be accepted. Attackers can remove the jsonschema package or supply unknown metadata format versions to bypass all schema checks and process…
When was CVE-2026-74875 disclosed?
CVE-2026-74875 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-74875 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-74875 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 91.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-74875?
CVE-2026-74875 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-74875?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-74875, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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