{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:jahlives:openssl_encrypt:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "1.4.0"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "AFFECTED_FIELD",
              "CPE_RANGE"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "768df5cd1910e349509f07a27eeac6951e0003bf"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-h3m5-p59h-x88p"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-214"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/74xxx/CVE-2026-74873.json"
  },
  "details": "openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 expose passwords passed via the --password CLI argument in process listings accessible to all system users. Attackers can read process arguments through ps aux or /proc/[pid]/cmdline to retrieve plaintext passwords and keystore passwords.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-74873",
  "modified": "2026-09-03T03:30:24.062597389Z",
  "published": "2026-08-17T11:04:42.213Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/74xxx/CVE-2026-74873.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-h3m5-p59h-x88p"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74873"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-password-exposure-via-cli-argument"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Password Exposure via CLI Argument"
}