What is GHSA-hmf7-54mh-cvp4?

GHSA-hmf7-54mh-cvp4 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a missing ownership verification vulnerability in...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-hmf7-54mh-cvp4 cover?

GHSA-hmf7-54mh-cvp4 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-74877. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-hmf7-54mh-cvp4?

GHSA-hmf7-54mh-cvp4 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-hmf7-54mh-cvp4HighCVSS 8.8

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a missing ownership verification vulnerability in...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 17, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-74877 →

📋 Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a missing ownership verification vulnerability in the revoke_key method that allows authenticated clients to revoke any other client's key. Attackers can revoke arbitrary keys by providing a valid ML-DSA signature, bypassing the intended ownership restriction.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-hvc7-763r-4f3h
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74877
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-missing-ownership-verification-via-revoke-key
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hmf7-54mh-cvp4