CVE-2026-74891

criticalpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.52% (44th) EPSS

CVSS 9.8 · critical

Is it mine?

3 products

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Who says so?

3 sources

enisa_euvd · osv · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain hardcoded database credentials in standalone server configuration files. Attackers on the same network can access PostgreSQL databases using well-known default credentials to retrieve sensitive data.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.6–9.8

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · disclosure@vulncheck.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v4.08.7highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v4.08.7highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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:Xsecondary · disclosure@vulncheck.com

v4.06.6mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-798US

affected products (3)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

jahlives openssl_encrypt0 → 1.4.0enisa_euvdEU
jahlives openssl encrypt< 1.4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:jahlives:openssl_encrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
PyPI openssl-encrypt< 1.4.0osvUSpkg:pypi/openssl-encrypt

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

PYSEC-2026-37672026-08-17vendor · osvUS
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain hardcoded database credentials in standalone server configuration files. Attackers on the same network can access PostgreSQL databases using well-known default credentials to retrieve sensitive data.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd osv nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-08-17modified 2026-09-01

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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