High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 27, 2026

CVE-2026-81698

Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain a shell injection vulnerability in the info command's reconstructed CLI block that interpolates untrusted metadata fields without quoting. Attackers can craft metadata values like pepper_name containing shell commands that execute when users copy the printed CLI block into a shell.

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Affected products

Jahlives/Openssl Encryptllm-fuzzy
Range: <1.4.9

Patches

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References

github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-gw2m-mj6q-59hcnvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-shell-injection-via-info-commandnvd

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