openssl-encrypt (pip package, versions <= 1.4.8) fails to sanitize filenames read from untrusted drive data (outside the
openssl-encrypt (pip package, versions <= 1.4.8) fails to sanitize filenames read from untrusted drive data (outside the AES-GCM authenticated manifest) before printing them in the verify-usb command's output. An attacker can plant filenames containing terminal cursor-movement and erase-line control bytes that repaint a forged PASSED verdict on screen, masking actual tamper detection. Fixed in 1.4.9 by routing drive-derived names through sanitize_for_display().
Affected packages
- openssl-encrypt— before 1.4.9
Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
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- EPSS percentile
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EPSS is the probability a CVE is exploited in the wild; percentile is its rank among all CVEs.
Sources
- https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-c793-rj9w-r3wg
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/verify-usb-before-1.4.9-output-injection-via-unsanitized-filenames
Structured record: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3960
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