CVE-2026-81707 PUBLISHED

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 ANSI Escape Injection via Identity Email

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 27.08.2026 Published: 27.08.2026 Updated: 27.08.2026

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 fails to sanitize the email field of imported identity documents, allowing attackers to inject ANSI escape sequences that forge the fingerprint verification line displayed to users. Attackers can deliver a crafted identity bundle through normal contact-exchange flows or keyserver responses to manipulate terminal output and display a fraudulent fingerprint, bypassing the out-of-band verification mechanism that protects against key substitution attacks.

Metrics

CVSS 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
CVSS Score: 9.3

Product Status

Vendor jahlives
Product openssl_encrypt
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 1.4.9 (excl.)
  • Version 1.4.9 is unaffected

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Input Validation CWE