What is GHSA-p8vp-h9v2-m833?

GHSA-p8vp-h9v2-m833 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions 1.4.8 and earlier store an mTLS client...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-p8vp-h9v2-m833 cover?

GHSA-p8vp-h9v2-m833 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-81683. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-p8vp-h9v2-m833?

GHSA-p8vp-h9v2-m833 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-p8vp-h9v2-m833HighCVSS 8.4

openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions 1.4.8 and earlier store an mTLS client...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 27, 2026

Last Modified

August 27, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-81683 →

📋 Description

openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions 1.4.8 and earlier store an mTLS client private key in cleartext within a world-readable (0644) SharedPreferences file via the desktop GUI's Settings screen 'combined certificate and private key' PEM field. A local attacker with file system access can read the exposed private key. Version 1.4.9 writes the PEM to a dedicated 0600 file, keeps only its path in SharedPreferences, and migrates/scrubs existing cleartext values.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-r8gw-6hfj-98jw
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81683
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-plaintext-private-key-storage
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p8vp-h9v2-m833