Vulnerability in openssl_encrypt (CVE-2026-74870)
Summary
Vulnerability in openssl_encrypt (CVE-2026-74870). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 1.4.8 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
openssl_encrypt (pip) versions <= 1.4.7 contain an information exposure vulnerability where the 'hsm fido2-test' and 'hsm onlykey-test' diagnostic commands unconditionally print the full derived hardware pepper as hex to stdout/stderr (crypt_cli.py, handle_hsm_command). The printed value can persist in terminal scrollback, session recordings, or CI logs. Impact is limited because the pepper is derived from a random per-invocation test salt and is salt-bound, so the leaked value cannot be used to decrypt real files. A related plugin issue logged raw prf_data outside the secret-redaction path. Fixed in 1.4.8 (and 1.5.0) by removing the hex dumps and routing plugin debug output through the redaction layer.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-74870 has been found in openssl_encrypt.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10.
What to do: upgrade openssl_encrypt to 1.4.8 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "openssl_encrypt CVE-2026-74870" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-74870 (openssl_encrypt) — CWE-532 / CVSS v3 3.3
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: 1.4.8 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-532) exists in openssl_encrypt.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of openssl_encrypt.
Severity: Low (CVSS 3.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 1.4.8.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'openssl_encrypt' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'openssl_encrypt' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
openssl_encryptを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade openssl_encrypt to 1.4.8ステージング環境で 1.4.8 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory disclosure@vulncheck.com
- patch disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com