Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-74888

CVE-2026-74888

High

Open

TLP:CLEAR

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Non-Standard PBKDF2 Key Derivation

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Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use a non-standard PBKDF2 key derivation construction with iterations=1 per call in an outer loop, creating a KDF whose security properties have not been formally analyzed. Attackers can exploit this weakened key derivation to more efficiently crack passwords protecting legacy encrypted files compared to standard PBKDF2 implementations.

Details

CVSS Score: 8.7
CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Confidence: 90%
Published: Aug 17, 2026
Last Modified: Aug 17, 2026

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