CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-74879
8.7 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-08-17
- Last modified
- 2026-10-08
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 8.7 HIGH — CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-209
Description
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the /ready endpoint that returns full database exception strings to unauthenticated callers. Attackers can trigger database errors to extract sensitive information including hostnames, IP addresses, connection parameters, and potentially credentials from exception messages.
Affected configurations
• jahlives openssl encrypt (< 1.4.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information weakness
References
- https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-2vhw-q7vh-7xv2 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-information-disclosure-via-ready-endpoint Third Party Advisory