Arbitrary file access via plugin_id traversal
Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 17, 2026
Path traversal in the plugin sandbox in jahlives openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 allows attackers to access files via plugin_id input. The _is_safe_path method in openssl_encrypt/modules/plugin_system/plugin_sandbox.py builds ~/.openssl_encrypt/plugins/{plugin_id} from unsanitized plugin_id, while _validate_plugin only enforces type and length and does not reject separators or .. segments. Reachability depends on whether attackers can supply or execute a malicious plugin declaration; if so, the sandbox path check can be redirected to directories such as /etc, exposing unintended read and write access through plugin operations.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in the plugin sandbox in jahlives openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 allows attackers to access files via plugin_id input. The _is_safe_path method in openssl_encrypt/modules/plugin_system/plugin_sandbox.py builds ~/.openssl_encrypt/plugins/{plugin_id} from unsanitized plugin_id, while _validate_plugin only enforces type and length and does not reject separators or .. segments. Reachability depends on whether attackers can supply or execute a malicious plugin declaration; if so, the sandbox path check can be redirected to directories such as /etc, exposing unintended read and write access through plugin operations.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-74884
- Published
- Aug 17, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- Vendor
- jahlives
- Product
- OpenSSL Encrypt
- Classifications
- CWE-73, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 17, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <1.4.0
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