CVE-2026-74891

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74891
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-74891.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-74891
Aliases
Published
2026-08-17T11:04:54Z
Modified
2026-10-28T02:30:42Z
Severity
  • 8.7 (High) CVSS_V4 - 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 CVSS Calculator
Summary
openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Hardcoded Database Credentials
Details

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain hardcoded database credentials in standalone server configuration files. Attackers on the same network can access PostgreSQL databases using well-known default credentials to retrieve sensitive data.

Database specific 
{
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-798"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/74xxx/CVE-2026-74891.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
768df5cd1910e349509f07a27eeac6951e0003bf
Database specific
Show details 
{
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "range": [
                {
                    "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                    "fixed": "1.4.0"
                }
            ],
            "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
            "strategy": "StandardRange"
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:jahlives:openssl_encrypt:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*",
            "range": [
                {
                    "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                    "fixed": "1.4.0"
                }
            ],
            "source": "CPE_RANGE"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-74891.json"