Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-81698
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain a shell injection vulnerability in the info command's reconstructed CLI block that interpolates untrusted metadata fields without quoting. Attackers can craft metadata values like pepper_name containing shell commands that execute when users copy the printed CLI block into a shell.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.003
EPSS Ranking 20.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5