CVE-2026-81705

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-27. 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 before 1.4.9 fails to redact the file password in its --debug argv dump when the password is supplied via bundled short-option spellings (e.g. -apHunter2) or abbreviated long-option spellings (e.g. --passw). The sanitizer only recognized exact option names, --option=value forms, and tokens starting with -p, so these spellings bypass the redaction chokepoint and the cleartext password is written to stderr. Anyone with access to that output (terminal scrollback, merged 2>&1 output, CI job logs, or the GUI's persistent debug log) can recover the password.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(high)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: 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%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
25%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 27, 2026

Last Modified

September 1, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 27, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

openssl-encrypt before 1.4.9 Password Cleartext Leak via Debug | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-password-cleartext-leak-via-debug
github Patch Available

File password printed in cleartext by the --debug argv dump for bundled and abbreviated option spellings · Advisory · jahlives/openssl_encrypt · GitHub

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-jgvm-7jxv-cgcc

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81705(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 ... 1.4.8 (53 versions)1.4.9—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 27× in last 7d / 93× 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.

  1. 2026-09-19 07:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-18 19:51 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-18 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-18 08:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 20:54 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-17 20:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 06:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 19:04 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-16 19:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 06:49 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-16 06:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-15 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-15 07:56 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-15 07:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-14 20:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-14 08:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 21:31 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-13 21:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-13 10:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-12 22:37 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-12 22:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-12 11:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-11 23:20 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-11 23:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-11 10:53 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-11 10:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-10 23:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-10 11:52 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-10 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-09 23:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-09 12:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-09 00:41 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-09 00:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-08 11:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-07 23:17 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-07 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-07 11:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-07 00:21 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-07 00:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-06 12:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-06 01:23 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-06 01:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-09-05 13:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-05 02:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-04 14:56 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-04 14:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-09-04 03:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-03 16:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-03 04:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-02 17:08 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-02 17:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-09-02 05:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-01 18:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-01 16:12 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-01 16:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-31 17:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-31 04:22 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-31 04:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-30 19:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-30 16:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-30 05:28 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-30 05:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-08-29 18:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-29 06:31 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-29 06:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-08-28 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-28 07:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-27 20:27 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-08-27 20:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-27 20:17 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-08-27 20:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-27 17:25 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-08-27 16:47 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-08-27 16:43 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-81705?
CVE-2026-81705 is a high vulnerability published on August 27, 2026. openssl-encrypt before 1.4.9 fails to redact the file password in its --debug argv dump when the password is supplied via bundled short-option spellings (e.g. -apHunter2) or abbreviated long-option spellings (e.g. --passw). The sanitizer only recognized exact option names, --option=value forms, and…
When was CVE-2026-81705 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81705 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 27, 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-2026-81705 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-81705 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 75.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81705?
CVE-2026-81705 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81705?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81705, 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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