CVE-2026-74895: Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 fail to apply sandbox restrictions in the default process isolation mode for plugin execution. Attackers can execute malicious plugins with unrestricted access to the filesystem, network, subprocess execution, and all Python modules.

Affected products

• Jahlives OpenSSL Encrypt: before 1.4.0 (fixed in 1.4.0)

Published 2026-08-17. Last modified 2026-09-01.