CVE-2026-81699
CVE-2026-81699
8.7
HighPublished:
Last updated:
Source:disclosure@vulncheck.com
Analyzed
Weakness (CWE)
CVSS Vector
v4.0- Attack Vector
- Network
- Attack Complexity
- Low
- Attack Requirements
- None
- Privileges Required
- None
- User Interaction
- None
- Confidentiality (Vulnerable)
- High
- Integrity (Vulnerable)
- None
- Availability (Vulnerable)
- None
- Confidentiality (Subsequent)
- None
- Integrity (Subsequent)
- None
- Availability (Subsequent)
- None
Description
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to properly validate key derivation function costs in crafted files, allowing attackers to trigger unbounded memory and CPU exhaustion during pre-authentication processing. Attackers can supply malicious files with excessive KDF parameters to exhaust system resources and crash or wedge the process before password verification occurs.
References
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-phmr-p567-q5g6