openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a sandbox bypass vulnerability where the plugin sandbox fails to restrict alternative file access methods like pathlib.Path and io.open. Attackers can import pathlib or io modules to read and write arbitrary files, completely bypassing the restricted_open file access controls.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a sandbox bypass vulnerability where the plugin sandbox fails to restrict alternative file access methods like pathlib.Path and io.open. Attackers can import pathlib or io modules to read and write arbitrary files, completely bypassing the restricted_open file access controls.
Title openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Sandbox Bypass via pathlib and io
Weaknesses CWE-693
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T12:49:31.729Z

Reserved: 2026-08-17T10:36:18.506Z

Link: CVE-2026-74883

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T12:49:25.999Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-17T11:16:42.993

Modified: 2026-08-17T13:16:53.607

Link: CVE-2026-74883

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T12:45:03Z