What is GHSA-cw5r-mrc2-mrh5?

GHSA-cw5r-mrc2-mrh5 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to validate server URLs in login and...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-cw5r-mrc2-mrh5 cover?

GHSA-cw5r-mrc2-mrh5 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-81691. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-cw5r-mrc2-mrh5?

GHSA-cw5r-mrc2-mrh5 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-cw5r-mrc2-mrh5HighCVSS 7.5

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to validate server URLs in login and...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 27, 2026

Last Modified

August 27, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-81691 →

📋 Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to validate server URLs in login and register_with_email functions, accepting unencrypted http:// URLs and unconfigured hosts. Attackers on the network path can intercept cleartext credentials including client_id, passwords, and JWTs to achieve full keyserver account takeover.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-xr64-hcxg-4ghr
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81691
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-credential-leakage-via-unvalidated-server-urls
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cw5r-mrc2-mrh5