jahlives openssl_encrypt up to 1.4.8 Verify-Usb sanitize_for_display os command injection

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in jahlives openssl_encrypt up to 1.4.8. The impacted element is the function sanitize_for_display of the component Verify-Usb. The manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-81694. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in jahlives openssl_encrypt up to 1.4.8. This issue affects the function sanitize_for_display of the component Verify-Usb. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

openssl-encrypt (pip package, versions <= 1.4.8) fails to sanitize filenames read from untrusted drive data (outside the AES-GCM authenticated manifest) before printing them in the verify-usb command's output. An attacker can plant filenames containing terminal cursor-movement and erase-line control bytes that repaint a forged PASSED verdict on screen, masking actual tamper detection. Fixed in 1.4.9 by routing drive-derived names through sanitize_for_display().

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-81694 since 08/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.4.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Network Encryption Software

Vendor

• jahlives

Name

• openssl_encrypt

Version

• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.3
• 1.4.4
• 1.4.5
• 1.4.6
• 1.4.7
• 1.4.8

Website

• Product: https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/

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