openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) before 1.4.9 contains two weaknesses in the portable USB drive feature, whose threat model treats the removable drive as untrusted (attacker with physical write access). USBDriveCreator._verify_integrity_file only validates files listed in the manifest, so files added to the drive — including a root-level autorun payload — are not detected and integrity verification still passes. Additionally, a globally constant, source-embedded KDF salt (_LEGACY_FIXED_SALT) is used to derive the drive encryption key for any drive lacking a per-drive salt file, defeating precomputation resistance and enabling an offline rainbow-table attack.

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Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Jahlives
Jahlives openssl Encrypt
Vendors & Products Jahlives
Jahlives openssl Encrypt
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) before 1.4.9 contains two weaknesses in the portable USB drive feature, whose threat model treats the removable drive as untrusted (attacker with physical write access). USBDriveCreator._verify_integrity_file only validates files listed in the manifest, so files added to the drive — including a root-level autorun payload — are not detected and integrity verification still passes. Additionally, a globally constant, source-embedded KDF salt (_LEGACY_FIXED_SALT) is used to derive the drive encryption key for any drive lacking a per-drive salt file, defeating precomputation resistance and enabling an offline rainbow-table attack.
Title openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Integrity Bypass via Added Files
Weaknesses CWE-347
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T17:37:30.520Z

Reserved: 2026-08-27T11:13:14.063Z

Link: CVE-2026-81717

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T17:37:25.239Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-08-27T17:21:02.033

Modified: 2026-08-28T18:56:34.447

Link: CVE-2026-81717

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T18:45:04Z

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