CVE-2026-81684

jahlives openssl_encrypt

Published 27 Aug 2026 · updated 3 Sept 2026 · Analyzed

6.9 Medium · CVSS 4.0, vulncheck.com

Description

In openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions <= 1.4.8, the desktop GUI passes the steganography password to the CLI child process on the command line via the --stego-password argument (on both encrypt and decrypt paths) instead of via an environment variable as done for the main password. Any local user can read the steganography password from /proc/<pid>/cmdline for the lifetime of the subprocess. Fixed in 1.4.9.

References

github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-rx2c-m92f-qv6p · Vendor Advisory
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-information-disclosure-via-command-line · Third Party Advisory