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CVE-2026-74873

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2026-08-17 Modified: 2026-08-17

Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 expose passwords passed via the --password CLI argument in process listings accessible to all system users. Attackers can read process arguments through ps aux or /proc/[pid]/cmdline to retrieve plaintext passwords and keystore passwords.

Affected Platforms

Unknown

Weakness Type

CWE-214

References