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openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain a shell injection vulnerability in the info command's reconstructed CLI bl
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain a shell injection vulnerability in the info command's reconstructed CLI block that interpolates untrusted metadata fields without quoting. Attackers can craft metadata values like pepper_name containing shell commands that execute when users copy the printed CLI block into a shell.
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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Sources
- https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-gw2m-mj6q-59hc
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-shell-injection-via-info-command
Structured record: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3776
Recommended response stack
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