What is GHSA-rcx3-xx7j-m3r9?

GHSA-rcx3-xx7j-m3r9 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain a shell injection vulnerability in the info command...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-rcx3-xx7j-m3r9 cover?

GHSA-rcx3-xx7j-m3r9 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-81698. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-rcx3-xx7j-m3r9?

GHSA-rcx3-xx7j-m3r9 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-rcx3-xx7j-m3r9CriticalCVSS 7.5

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain a shell injection vulnerability in the info command...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 27, 2026

Last Modified

August 27, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-81698 →

📋 Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain a shell injection vulnerability in the info command's reconstructed CLI block that interpolates untrusted metadata fields without quoting. Attackers can craft metadata values like pepper_name containing shell commands that execute when users copy the printed CLI block into a shell.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-gw2m-mj6q-59hc
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81698
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-shell-injection-via-info-command
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rcx3-xx7j-m3r9