{
  "id": "CVE-2026-74872",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2026-74872",
  "published": "2026-08-17T11:16:41.560Z",
  "modified": "2026-08-31T15:51:05.287Z",
  "score": 9.3,
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss_version": "4.0",
  "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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
  "score_source": "vulncheck.com",
  "epss": 0.00679,
  "epss_percentile": 0.50676,
  "exploited": false,
  "kev": null,
  "ssvc_exploitation": "none",
  "vendors": [
    "jahlives"
  ],
  "products": [
    "jahlives openssl_encrypt"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-426"
  ],
  "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Secondary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": 9.3,
    "cvss_v31": 9.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-j48q-4c78-rhf9",
      "tags": [
        "Mitigation",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-arbitrary-code-execution-via-whirlpool",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74872",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}