HIGHVulnerability
CVE-2026-81683
openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions 1.4.8 and earlier store an mTLS client private key in cleartext within a world-readable (0644) SharedPreferences file via the desktop GUI's Settings screen 'combined certificate and private key' PEM field. A local attacker with file system access can read the exposed private key. Version 1.4.9 writes the PEM to a dedicated 0600 file, keeps only its path in SharedPreferences, and migrates/scrubs existing cleartext values.
Properties
- severity
- HIGH
- score
- 8.4
- epss_score
- 0.00054
- cve_id
- CVE-2026-81683
- vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- published_at
- 2026-08-27T17:20:57.810
- last_modified
- 2026-09-02T13:12:29.363
- epss_percentile
- 0.00002
Related Entities (4)
ENRICHED_BY (1)
→[Source]FIRST EPSS
HAS_WEAKNESS (1)
→[Weakness]Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
DESCRIBED_BY (1)
→[Source]NVD
AFFECTS_PRODUCT (1)
→[Product]
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