CVE-2026-74872

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Oct 8, 2026

Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the Whirlpool hash implementation that uses broad glob patterns to load .so modules without integrity verification. Attackers can place malicious .so files matching the whirlpool*py313*.so pattern in site-packages directories to achieve native code execution when the module is loaded.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-426

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 17, 2026
Last modified
Oct 8, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2026-74872: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix