What is GHSA-v9v6-j75g-2wmw?

GHSA-v9v6-j75g-2wmw is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to escape attacker-controlled key_id values printed to...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-v9v6-j75g-2wmw cover?

GHSA-v9v6-j75g-2wmw covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-81695. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-v9v6-j75g-2wmw?

GHSA-v9v6-j75g-2wmw has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-v9v6-j75g-2wmwCriticalCVSS 3.3

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to escape attacker-controlled key_id values printed to...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 27, 2026

Last Modified

August 27, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-81695 →

📋 Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to escape attacker-controlled key_id values printed to stderr during decrypt auto-detection. Attackers can craft encrypted files with malicious key_id containing escape sequences to repaint terminal output and forge authenticity verification blocks.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-jwfm-99h7-2w5x
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81695
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-terminal-injection-via-key-id
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v9v6-j75g-2wmw