CVE-2026-74884

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-17. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the _is_safe_path method where the plugin_id parameter is not sanitized before constructing the plugin config directory path. Attackers can declare a malicious plugin_id containing path traversal sequences like '../' to access arbitrary directories outside the intended plugin directory.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
38(Track)
EG Risk 38/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
19%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 17, 2026

Last Modified

September 1, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Path Traversal via plugin_id | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-path-traversal-via-plugin-id
github Patch Available

Path traversal via unsanitized plugin_id in sandbox _is_safe_path · Advisory · jahlives/openssl_encrypt · GitHub

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-8jpj-w975-rwv5

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-74884(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
openssl-encrypt0.2.2 ... 1.4.0b8 (44 versions)1.4.0—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 24× in last 7d / 107× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-74884?
CVE-2026-74884 is a high vulnerability published on August 17, 2026. opensslencrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the issafepath method where the pluginid parameter is not sanitized before constructing the plugin config directory path. Attackers can declare a malicious pluginid containing path traversal sequences like '../' to…
When was CVE-2026-74884 disclosed?
CVE-2026-74884 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 17, 2026, with the most recent update on September 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-74884 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-74884 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 81.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-74884?
CVE-2026-74884 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-74884?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-74884, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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