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CVE-2026-74900

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Weak Shared Secret via PQC Simulation Mode

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a critical vulnerability in pqc.py where KEM decapsulation failures silently fall back to simulation mode, generating a deterministic shared secret from only 16 bytes of the private key and publicly available encapsulated key data. Attackers who obtain 16 bytes of the private key can compute the shared secret and decrypt all ciphertext, as the fallback triggers on any KEM failure without raising an error.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Jahlives ≫ Openssl Encrypt SwPlatform python Version < 1.4.0
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.34% 0.266
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
disclosure@vulncheck.com 9.3 0 0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
disclosure@vulncheck.com 9.8 3.9 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-391 Unchecked Error Condition

[PLANNED FOR DEPRECATION. SEE MAINTENANCE NOTES AND CONSIDER CWE-252, CWE-248, OR CWE-1069.] Ignoring exceptions and other error conditions may allow an attacker to induce unexpected behavior unnoticed.

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-p3gq-pcg9-qvfv
Vendor Advisory
Mitigation
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-weak-shared-secret-via-pqc-simulation-mode
Third Party Advisory