CVE-2026-74873

Jahlives Openssl Encrypt ≤ 1.4.0

Public PoC

Published

17 August 2026

Modified

08 October 2026

Patch / advisory

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CVSS Score v4 8.7

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Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Score 0.0032 22th percentile

Risk Priority 44 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2026-74873 is a high-severity Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information (CWE-214) vulnerability in Jahlives Openssl Encrypt. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Process Discovery (T1057); ranked at the 22th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SC-4 (Information in Shared System Resources) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-60092

Vulnerability Data

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 expose passwords passed via the --password CLI argument in process listings accessible to all system users. Attackers can read process arguments through ps aux or /proc/[pid]/cmdline to retrieve plaintext passwords and keystore passwords.

CWE(s): CWE-214

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1057 Process Discovery Discovery

Adversaries may attempt to get information about running processes on a system.

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T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access

Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.

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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

jahlives

openssl encrypt

≤ 1.4.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent

Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect

Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden

Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate

Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

V1.2.5

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SC-4 Information in Shared System Resources good match

Prevents unintended transfer of sensitive command-line arguments or environment variables through shared OS resources visible to other processes.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.DS-10 partial match

blocks

Explicit example of removing confidential data from process listings directly prevents visible sensitive arguments.

PR.PS-06 partial match

blocks

Secure SDLC practices include avoiding exposure of secrets via command lines or environment variables.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.11 Return of assets partial match

removes

A.8.18 Use of privileged utility programs partial match

degrades

Restricting privileged utility programs reduces the chance that sensitive invocation data is exposed to other processes.

A.8.19 Installation of software on operational systems partial match

removes

A.8.2 Privileged access rights partial match

degrades

Privileged access rights reduce exposure of sensitive command-line arguments to unauthorized observers.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match

removes