openssl-encrypt (pip package, versions <= 1.4.8) fails to sanitize filenames read from untrusted drive data (outside the AES-GCM authenticated manifest) before printing them in the verify-usb command's output. An attacker can plant filenames containing terminal cursor-movement and erase-line control bytes that repaint a forged PASSED verdict on screen, masking actual tamper detection. Fixed in 1.4.9 by routing drive-derived names through sanitize_for_display().
{
"cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-117"
],
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/81xxx/CVE-2026-81694.json"
}{
"cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:jahlives:openssl_encrypt:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*",
"extracted_events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.4.9"
}
],
"source": [
"AFFECTED_FIELD",
"CPE_RANGE"
]
}