What is GHSA-mww3-xh7q-jwwm?

GHSA-mww3-xh7q-jwwm is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to sanitize terminal control characters in file...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-mww3-xh7q-jwwm cover?

GHSA-mww3-xh7q-jwwm covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-81696. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-mww3-xh7q-jwwm?

GHSA-mww3-xh7q-jwwm has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-mww3-xh7q-jwwmCriticalCVSS 3.3

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to sanitize terminal control characters in file...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 27, 2026

Last Modified

August 27, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-81696 →

📋 Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to sanitize terminal control characters in file metadata printed by the info command. Attackers can craft malicious files containing escape sequences to repaint terminal output and forge verification information displayed to users.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-539p-fxf4-7fv8
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81696
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-terminal-injection-via-info-command
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mww3-xh7q-jwwm