CVE-2026-81687EPSS p19.7%

CVE-2026-81687CVE-2026-81687

Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to enforce a time ceiling on key derivation function iteration counts specified in file metadata. Attackers can craft files with extremely high KDF iteration counts to consume CPU resources for unbounded periods before password verification occurs.

Scoring

CVSS 5.5 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS0.29% probability of exploitation · percentile 19.7% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-09-23
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.