CVE-2026-81714

HIGHPre-NVD 7.07.0—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-27. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

openssl_encrypt (pip: openssl-encrypt) versions <= 1.4.8 use suffix-tolerant fingerprint matching in enroll_trust_key when binding a plugin-signing trust anchor. An operator who confirms a short (forgeable, ~32-bit) GPG key id could unknowingly enroll an attacker's colliding key as a trusted anchor, which then vouches for malicious plugins under the ENFORCE signature policy. Version 1.4.9 fixes this by requiring the confirmed value to exactly match the full primary-key fingerprint (case-insensitive, whitespace-stripped).

CVSS v3
7.0
EG Score
7.0(high)
EG Risk
36(Track)
EG Risk 36/100SSVC: 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
Severity70% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 27, 2026

Last Modified

September 2, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

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

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Plugin Signing Trust Anchor Enrollment Bypass | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-plugin-signing-trust-anchor-enrollment-bypass
github Patch Available

Plugin-signing trust-anchor enrollment accepts a partial/suffix fingerprint match · Advisory · jahlives/openssl_encrypt · GitHub

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-xg52-638v-jc5m

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81714(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 23× in last 7d / 82× 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. 2026-09-18 23:37 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-18 23:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 10:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-17 21:23 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-17 21:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-17 08:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-16 19:04 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-16 19:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 03:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-15 14:27 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-15 14:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-15 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-14 12:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-13 23:05 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-13 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 09:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-12 20:51 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-12 20:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 07:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-11 18:34 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-11 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-11 05:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-10 16:19 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-10 16:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-10 02:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-09 13:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-09 00:40 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-09 00:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-08 00:42 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-08 00:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-07 11:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-06 22:24 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-06 22:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-06 09:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-05 20:03 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-05 20:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-05 06:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-04 17:47 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-04 17:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-09-04 04:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-03 15:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-03 02:20 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-03 02:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-09-02 13:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-02 04:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-01 15:04 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-09-01 15:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-09-01 01:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-31 12:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-30 23:32 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-30 23:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-30 19:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-30 10:25 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-30 10:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-29 21:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-29 08:11 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-29 08:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-28 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-28 09:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-27 20:27 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-27 20:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-27 17:25 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-08-27 16:47 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-27 16:43 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-81714?
CVE-2026-81714 is a high vulnerability published on August 27, 2026. opensslencrypt (pip: openssl-encrypt) versions <= 1.4.8 use suffix-tolerant fingerprint matching in enrolltrust_key when binding a plugin-signing trust anchor. An operator who confirms a short (forgeable, ~32-bit) GPG key id could unknowingly enroll an attacker's colliding key as a trusted anchor,…
When was CVE-2026-81714 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81714 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 27, 2026, with the most recent update on September 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-81714 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-81714 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 96.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81714?
CVE-2026-81714 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81714?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81714, 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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