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Medium · 6.2 CVE-2026-81682 EUVD-2026-67038GHSA-w3gg-cf3j-rxf4

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Insecure File Permissions

Published Aug 27, 2026 · Updated Oct 1, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
jahlives openssl_encrypt < 1.4.9 1.4.9

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