CVE-2026-74890: openssl encrypt before 1.4.0 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-74890. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5 (MEDIUM, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00213 (percentile 0.11044), scored 22-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

openssl encrypt · before 1.4.0 (exclusive)
jahlives

openssl_encrypt · 0 to before 1.4.0
jahlives

Description’s affected range: versions before 1.4.0

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

The source reports that an attacker could get past authentication checks under the conditions described by the source. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 9.3/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 24-Oct-2026 01:44 UTC

CWE: CWE-345
CCR priority: 22.1 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.00213 · percentile 0.11044 · 2026-10-22
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-24 01:40:49.068977+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-74890.html