CVE-2026-81720EPSS p7.3%

CVE-2026-81720CVE-2026-81720

jahlives / openssl_encrypt

Description

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 fails to validate the memory_cost parameter from identity file protection blocks, allowing attackers to trigger out-of-memory conditions during key derivation. Attackers with write access to local identity stores can craft malicious identity files with excessive memory_cost values that cause the host to crash when unlocking identities before authentication.

Scoring

CVSS 6.2 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS0.18% probability of exploitation · percentile 7.3% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-09-03
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.