CVE-2026-81680

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81680
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-81680.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-81680
Aliases
  • GHSA-grhj-cpmg-f5mx
Published
2026-08-27T14:50:46.683Z
Modified
2026-08-30T03:30:46.924719602Z
Severity
  • 9.3 (Critical) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Authentication Bypass via Recovery Slot Removal
Details

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to authenticate recovery-slot presence in envelope-format encrypted files, allowing attackers to remove recovery slots without re-encrypting the payload. Attackers can modify the file header to delete recovery-slot fields and bypass authentication, silently removing recovery paths the owner deliberately added.

Database specific 
{
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/81xxx/CVE-2026-81680.json",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-347"
    ],
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck"
}
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
39b0a010cae90520f74b7194f61fedd43af04ef8
Database specific
Show details 
{
    "source": [
        "AFFECTED_FIELD",
        "DESCRIPTION"
    ],
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "0"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "1.4.9"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

v1.*
v1.4.0
v1.4.1rc1
v1.4.1rc2
v1.4.2
v1.4.4
v1.4.5
v1.4.6
v1.4.7

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-81680.json"