What is GHSA-gvq9-cmxr-844m?

GHSA-gvq9-cmxr-844m is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-gvq9-cmxr-844m cover?

GHSA-gvq9-cmxr-844m covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-74894. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-gvq9-cmxr-844m?

GHSA-gvq9-cmxr-844m has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-gvq9-cmxr-844mCriticalCVSS 9.8

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 17, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-74894 →

📋 Description

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the verify_api_token function that accepts any non-empty Bearer token string without validation. Attackers can upload arbitrary public keys, enumerate all keys, and revoke keys belonging to any user by providing any Bearer token in the Authorization header.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-4g2c-wpgj-49w8
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74894
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-authentication-bypass-via-bearer-token
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gvq9-cmxr-844m