CVE-2026-81716EPSS p16.3%
CVE-2026-81716CVE-2026-81716
jahlives / openssl_encrypt
Description
openssl_encrypt (pip: openssl-encrypt) versions before 1.4.9 contain a path traversal flaw in PluginSandbox._is_safe_path, which authorized file access using a bare string-prefix match. A sandboxed plugin without the READ_FILES permission could read or write another plugin's directory that merely shares a name prefix (e.g., .../plugins/foobar matching allowed .../plugins/foo), breaking per-plugin isolation within the same user. Fixed by matching each allowed directory exactly or with a trailing path separator.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.2 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 0.26% probability of exploitation · percentile 16.3% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z |
| Last modified | 2026-09-02 |