Missing Authorization Affecting openssl-encrypt package, versions [,1.4.0)
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- published6 Apr 2026
- disclosed1 Apr 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 1 Apr 2026
CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-862 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade openssl-encrypt to version 1.4.0 or higher.
Overview
openssl-encrypt is an A package for secure file encryption and decryption based on modern ciphers using heavy-compute-load chaining of hashing and KDF to generate strong encryption password based on users provided password to ensure secure encryption of files
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization in the revoke_key function. An attacker can revoke another user's key by providing a valid revocation signature without ownership verification.