CVE-2026-81719
Description
openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 executes untrusted third-party plugins with insufficient controls: the plugin signature policy defaulted to WARN, so an unsigned/unverifiable non-built-in plugin was compiled and executed in the host process at import time, before the runtime sandbox is installed. The only default gate was an incomplete, bypassable AST denylist. If a user is induced to load an attacker's plugin, this results in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running openssl_encrypt. Fixed in 1.4.9 by defaulting the signature policy to ENFORCE for non-built-in plugins.
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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