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openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a sandbox escape vulnerability in IsolatedPluginExecutor that exposes Pyth

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a sandbox escape vulnerability in IsolatedPluginExecutor that exposes Python type objects in restricted exec() builtins. Attackers can traverse the Python class hierarchy via __class__.__mro__.__subclasses__() to access system functions and execute arbitrary OS commands.

CVE-2026-74899Published 2 weeks agoUpdated 1 week agoSource: OSV

Affected packages

  • openssl-encryptbefore 1.4.0

Exploit signal

Known exploited (CISA KEV)
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