HIGHVulnerability

CVE-2026-74874

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use Python's non-cryptographic random module for steganographic pixel selection in the generate_pseudorandom_sequence function. Attackers who know the password can recover the Mersenne Twister state from approximately 624 outputs and predict pixel locations containing hidden data for extraction.

Properties

severity
HIGH
score
7.5
epss_score
0.00255
cve_id
CVE-2026-74874
vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
published_at
2026-08-17T11:16:41.813
last_modified
2026-09-01T15:29:02.317
epss_percentile
0.1682

Related Entities (4)

ENRICHED_BY (1)

[Source]FIRST EPSS

AFFECTS_PRODUCT (1)

[Product]

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

DESCRIBED_BY (1)

[Source]NVD

Explore deeper with Ninja Signal's threat intelligence graph

CVE-2026-74874 — Ninja Signal Threat Intelligence | Ninja Signal