What is GHSA-jxvv-jp94-p77v?

GHSA-jxvv-jp94-p77v is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 expose passwords passed via the --password CLI argument in...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-jxvv-jp94-p77v cover?

GHSA-jxvv-jp94-p77v covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-74873. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-jxvv-jp94-p77v?

GHSA-jxvv-jp94-p77v has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-jxvv-jp94-p77vHighCVSS 5.5

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 expose passwords passed via the --password CLI argument in...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 17, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-74873 →

📋 Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 expose passwords passed via the --password CLI argument in process listings accessible to all system users. Attackers can read process arguments through ps aux or /proc/[pid]/cmdline to retrieve plaintext passwords and keystore passwords.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-h3m5-p59h-x88p
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74873
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-password-exposure-via-cli-argument
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jxvv-jp94-p77v