CVE-2026-81684

MediumCVSS 6.2/10Last modified Sep 3, 2026

Description

In openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions <= 1.4.8, the desktop GUI passes the steganography password to the CLI child process on the command line via the --stego-password argument (on both encrypt and decrypt paths) instead of via an environment variable as done for the main password. Any local user can read the steganography password from /proc/<pid>/cmdline for the lifetime of the subprocess. Fixed in 1.4.9.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.2/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-214

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 27, 2026
Last modified
Sep 3, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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