{"id":"CVE-2026-81696","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-81696","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T03:59:32.961Z","title":"Attackers can craft malicious files containing escape sequences to repaint terminal output and forge verification information displayed to users.","description":"openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to sanitize terminal control characters in file metadata printed by the info command. Attackers can craft malicious files containing escape sequences to repaint terminal output and forge verification information displayed to users.","published":"2026-08-27T17:21:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-09-01T20:21:05.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":9.3,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS: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"},"cwe":["CWE-117"],"affected":["jahlives/openssl encrypt"],"epss":{"score":0.0025,"percentile":0.163,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-539p-fxf4-7fv8","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-terminal-injection-via-info-command","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81696","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}