openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain an insecure file permissions vulnerability in the desktop GUI that writes decrypted plaintext with world-readable default permissions. Attackers can read decrypted output files created by the GUI as unprivileged local users on multi-user systems.

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Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Jahlives openssl Encrypt
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Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain an insecure file permissions vulnerability in the desktop GUI that writes decrypted plaintext with world-readable default permissions. Attackers can read decrypted output files created by the GUI as unprivileged local users on multi-user systems.
Title openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Insecure File Permissions
Weaknesses CWE-276
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-31T15:56:14.467Z

Reserved: 2026-08-27T11:11:30.934Z

Link: CVE-2026-81682

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-31T15:56:09.841Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-27T17:20:57.660

Modified: 2026-08-31T16:19:15.853

Link: CVE-2026-81682

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T20:15:03Z

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