What is GHSA-w3gg-cf3j-rxf4?

GHSA-w3gg-cf3j-rxf4 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain an insecure file permissions vulnerability in the...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-w3gg-cf3j-rxf4 cover?

GHSA-w3gg-cf3j-rxf4 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-81682. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-w3gg-cf3j-rxf4?

GHSA-w3gg-cf3j-rxf4 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-w3gg-cf3j-rxf4HighCVSS 6.2

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain an insecure file permissions vulnerability in the...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 27, 2026

Last Modified

August 27, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-81682 →

📋 Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain an insecure file permissions vulnerability in the desktop GUI that writes decrypted plaintext with world-readable default permissions. Attackers can read decrypted output files created by the GUI as unprivileged local users on multi-user systems.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-7q4g-rrw4-rf2m
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81682
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-insecure-file-permissions
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w3gg-cf3j-rxf4