openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 silently skip JSON schema validation when the jsonschema library is not installed, allowing malformed metadata to be accepted. Attackers can remove the jsonschema package or supply unknown metadata format versions to bypass all schema checks and process malicious data.
History

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0000

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Description openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 silently skip JSON schema validation when the jsonschema library is not installed, allowing malformed metadata to be accepted. Attackers can remove the jsonschema package or supply unknown metadata format versions to bypass all schema checks and process malicious data.
Title openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Schema Validation Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-345
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T15:15:05.482Z

Reserved: 2026-08-17T10:31:04.593Z

Link: CVE-2026-74875

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T15:15:00.598Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-17T11:16:41.943

Modified: 2026-08-17T16:17:49.910

Link: CVE-2026-74875

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T13:15:04Z