CVE-2026-81714 PUBLISHED

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Plugin Signing Trust Anchor Enrollment Bypass

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

openssl_encrypt (pip: openssl-encrypt) versions <= 1.4.8 use suffix-tolerant fingerprint matching in enroll_trust_key when binding a plugin-signing trust anchor. An operator who confirms a short (forgeable, ~32-bit) GPG key id could unknowingly enroll an attacker's colliding key as a trusted anchor, which then vouches for malicious plugins under the ENFORCE signature policy. Version 1.4.9 fixes this by requiring the confirmed value to exactly match the full primary-key fingerprint (case-insensitive, whitespace-stripped).

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 Verification of Cryptographic Signature CWE