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Low · 3.3 CVE-2026-74870 EUVD-2026-60089GHSA-p9g8-wvh4-2jmxGHSA-q9f6-q6m5-f5h2PYSEC-2026-3956

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.8 Hardware Pepper Information Disclosure

Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Oct 1, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
jahlives openssl_encrypt < 1.4.8 1.4.8

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI openssl-encrypt < 1.4.7 1.4.7 PYSEC-2026-3956

References