Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-74872

CVE-2026-74872

Critical

Open

TLP:CLEAR

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Arbitrary Code Execution via Whirlpool

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Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the Whirlpool hash implementation that uses broad glob patterns to load .so modules without integrity verification. Attackers can place malicious .so files matching the whirlpool*py313*.so pattern in site-packages directories to achieve native code execution when the module is loaded.

Details

CVSS Score: 9.3
CVSS Vector: 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
Confidence: 90%
Published: Aug 17, 2026
Last Modified: Aug 17, 2026

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