CVE-2026-81717

openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) before 1.4.9 contains two weaknesses in the portable USB drive feature, whose threat model treats the removable drive as untrusted (attacker with physical write access). USBDriveCreator._verify_integrity_file only validates files listed in the manifest, so files added to the drive — including a root-level autorun payload — are not detected and integrity verification still passes. Additionally, a globally constant, source-embedded KDF salt (_LEGACY_FIXED_SALT) is used to derive the drive encryption key for any drive lacking a per-drive salt file, defeating precomputation resistance and enabling an offline rainbow-table attack.

• CWE-347

• https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-8jx3-27qf-3p97Vendor Advisory
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-integrity-bypass-via-added-filesThird Party Advisory

Published

Aug 27, 2026

Last Modified

Sep 2, 2026

Status

Analyzed

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