Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-74890

CVE-2026-74890

Critical

Open

TLP:CLEAR

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 HMAC Authentication Bypass via Environment Variable

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Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in CamelliaCipher that disables HMAC tag generation and verification when the PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST environment variable is set. Attackers with code execution can set this environment variable to produce unauthenticated ciphertext and bypass integrity protection on encrypted data.

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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