openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Hardcoded Database Credentials

published 2026-08-17 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-01 39 d ago also GHSA-v4vm-4xf2-fhqj , PYSEC-2026-3767 , EUVD-2026-60110

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits: 0; none known

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain hardcoded database credentials in standalone server configuration files. Attackers on the same network can access PostgreSQL databases using well-known default credentials to retrieve sensitive data.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

pypi openssl-encrypt 1.4.0
jahlives openssl_encrypt 1.4.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 mo ago (2026-08-17)

Exploit prediction

0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	8.7	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	4.0	8.7	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
pypi	openssl-encrypt	<1.4.0	1.4.0

Affected products

jahlives openssl_encrypt

Classification

Weakness

CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

github.com /jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-v4vm-4xf2-fhqj
vendor-advisory, mitigation, advisory
vulncheck.com /advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-hardcoded-database-credentials
third-party-advisory, advisory

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary