CVE-2026-74870

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.8 Hardware Pepper Information Disclosure

State
Published
Severity
8.7 High
Published
Aug 17, 2026
Updated
Oct 1, 2026
Reserved
Aug 17, 2026

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Description

openssl_encrypt (pip) versions <= 1.4.7 contain an information exposure vulnerability where the 'hsm fido2-test' and 'hsm onlykey-test' diagnostic commands unconditionally print the full derived hardware pepper as hex to stdout/stderr (crypt_cli.py, handle_hsm_command). The printed value can persist in terminal scrollback, session recordings, or CI logs. Impact is limited because the pepper is derived from a random per-invocation test salt and is salt-bound, so the leaked value cannot be used to decrypt real files. A related plugin issue logged raw prf_data outside the secret-redaction path. Fixed in 1.4.8 (and 1.5.0) by removing the hex dumps and routing plugin debug output through the redaction layer.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.08.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NVulnCheck
3.13.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NVulnCheck

Weaknesses

  • CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openssl_encryptjahlives
  • before 1.4.8Affected
  • 1.4.8Not affected

References

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