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TI-2026-52606 Aliases CVE-2026-74887GHSA-j466-q253-mxp8

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Insecure Random Import in PQC Module

Priority LOW 28CWE-338Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 imports Python's non-cryptographic 'random' module (Mersenne Twister PRNG) at line 15 of openssl_encrypt/modules/pqc.py. No direct calls to random.* were present in the code, so no cryptographic operation is currently affected; however, the import creates a hazard that future code could inadvertently use random.randint() instead of a cryptographically secure alternative (secrets/os.urandom), producing predictable values since the Mersenne Twister state can be recovered from approximately 624 outputs. Fixed by removing the import in 1.4.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00299 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed openssl_encrypt (jahlives): 1.4.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
jahlivesopenssl_encryptbefore 1.4.01.4.0Patch availableCNA
  • openssl_encrypt Vendorjahlives Affected before 1.4.0 Fixed in 1.4.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jahlives:openssl_encrypt:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*before 1.4.0Vulnerablejahlives
  • cpe:2.3:a:jahlives:openssl_encrypt:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions before 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·jahlives

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA openssl_encrypt (jahlives) Fixed in 1.4.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    jahlives openssl_encrypt 1.4.0

    28 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 21 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-52616 openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Sandbox Escape via Type HierarchyPriority HIGH 81
    • TI-2026-52615 openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Sandbox Escape via Dunder Attribute TraversalPriority HIGH 81
    • TI-2026-52602 openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Sandbox Bypass via pathlib and ioPriority HIGH 79
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74887
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j466-q253-mxp8

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-52616 openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Sandbox Escape via Type Hierarchy CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-52615 openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Sandbox Escape via Dunder Attribute Traversal CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-52602 openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Sandbox Bypass via pathlib and io CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-52617 openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Weak Shared Secret via PQC Simulation Mode CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-52614 openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Plugin Sandbox Bypass via Process Isolation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-52613 openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Authentication Bypass via Bearer Token CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
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Sources

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