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CVE-2026-81721— openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Denial of Service via KDF

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Affected
jahlives openssl_encrypt
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

在 OpenSSL 1.4.9 之前， 未对加密文件元数据和密钥库（keystore）头部中的 KDF 成本参数进行有效验证，从而允许攻击者触发无限制的内存分配。攻击者可以构造恶意的加密文件，其中声明了任意大的 Argon2、scrypt 或 balloon KDF 参数，以耗尽系统内存并导致进程崩溃，且无需经过身份认证。

CVSS 7.5 · High

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1480 · Execution Guardrails

Affected Version Matrix 2

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
jahlives openssl_encrypt < 1.4.9 affected
1.4.9 unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-81721

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Denial of Service via KDF
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 fails to validate KDF cost parameters in encrypted file metadata and keystore headers, allowing attackers to trigger unbounded memory allocation. Attackers can craft malicious encrypted files declaring arbitrarily large Argon2, scrypt, or balloon KDF parameters to exhaust system memory and crash the process without authentication.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
未加控制的资源消耗(资源穷尽)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
jahlives openssl_encrypt 0 ~ 1.4.9 -

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III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2026-81721

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81721 (2)

Same Patch Batch · jahlives · 2026-08-27 · 36 CVEs total

CVE-2026-81707 9.8 CRITICAL openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 ANSI Escape Injection via Identity Email
CVE-2026-81701 9.8 CRITICAL openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Arbitrary Code Execution via unsigned plugin
CVE-2026-81700 9.8 CRITICAL openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 GPG Signature Verification Bypass
CVE-2026-81702 9.8 CRITICAL openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Key Substitution via Identity Load
CVE-2026-81683 8.4 HIGH openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Plaintext Private Key Storage
CVE-2026-81719 7.8 HIGH openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Remote Code Execution via Plugin
CVE-2026-81704 7.5 HIGH openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Weak Key Derivation via D-Bus
CVE-2026-81698 7.5 HIGH openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Shell Injection via info command
CVE-2026-81693 7.5 HIGH openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Denial of Service via QR total field
CVE-2026-81691 7.5 HIGH openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Credential Leakage via Unvalidated Server URLs
CVE-2026-81705 7.5 HIGH openssl-encrypt before 1.4.9 Password Cleartext Leak via Debug
CVE-2026-81689 7.5 HIGH openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Weak Pepper Key Derivation
CVE-2026-81699 7.5 HIGH openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Denial of Service via unbounded KDF cost
CVE-2026-81692 7.5 HIGH openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Denial of Service via STREAMINFO
CVE-2026-81688 7.5 HIGH openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Plaintext Confirmation Oracle via SHA-256
CVE-2026-81718 7.5 HIGH openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Weak Cryptographic Parameters
CVE-2026-81690 7.3 HIGH verify-usb before 1.4.9 Symlink Directory Traversal Code Execution
CVE-2026-81714 7.0 HIGH openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Plugin Signing Trust Anchor Enrollment Bypass
CVE-2026-81706 6.8 MEDIUM openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Key Substitution via Identity Shadowing
CVE-2026-81684 6.2 MEDIUM openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Information Disclosure via Command Line

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IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: openssl_encrypt
Same vendor: jahlives
Same weakness: CWE-400

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