VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-74889
Attackers can exploit predictable key derivation with identical inputs to weaken cryptographic security against multi-target attacks.
CRITICAL 9.3EPSS 0.20%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use HKDF with no salt and static info parameter in key normalization functions, reducing entropy extraction and determinism. Attackers can exploit predictable key derivation with identical inputs to weaken cryptographic security against multi-target attacks.
- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 CRITICALCVSS: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/M
- EPSS
- 0.20% probability · 10th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-326
- Affected
- jahlives/openssl encrypt
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-j9mh-57cc-665xMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-weak-key-derivation-via-hkdfThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.