CVE-2026-81705
Description
openssl-encrypt before 1.4.9 fails to redact the file password in its --debug argv dump when the password is supplied via bundled short-option spellings (e.g. -apHunter2) or abbreviated long-option spellings (e.g. --passw). The sanitizer only recognized exact option names, --option=value forms, and tokens starting with -p, so these spellings bypass the redaction chokepoint and the cleartext password is written to stderr. Anyone with access to that output (terminal scrollback, merged 2>&1 output, CI job logs, or the GUI's persistent debug log) can recover the password.
How to fix
- jahlives openssl_encrypt1.4.9 or later
- openssl-encrypt1.4.9 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| jahlives openssl_encrypt | v < 1.4.9 | 1.4.9 |
| openssl-encryptPyPI | v < 1.4.9 | 1.4.9 |
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