{"id":"CVE-2026-81683","summary":"openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Plaintext Private Key Storage","details":"openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions 1.4.8 and earlier store an mTLS client private key in cleartext within a world-readable (0644) SharedPreferences file via the desktop GUI's Settings screen 'combined certificate and private key' PEM field. A local attacker with file system access can read the exposed private key. Version 1.4.9 writes the PEM to a dedicated 0600 file, keeps only its path in SharedPreferences, and migrates/scrubs existing cleartext values.","aliases":["GHSA-r8gw-6hfj-98jw"],"modified":"2026-08-30T03:30:19.709958481Z","published":"2026-08-27T14:50:48.886Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-312"],"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/81xxx/CVE-2026-81683.json","cna_assigner":"VulnCheck"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/81xxx/CVE-2026-81683.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-r8gw-6hfj-98jw"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81683"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-plaintext-private-key-storage"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"39b0a010cae90520f74b7194f61fedd43af04ef8"}],"database_specific":{"extracted_events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.4.9"}],"source":"AFFECTED_FIELD"}}],"versions":["v1.4.7","v1.4.6","v1.4.5","v1.4.4","v1.4.2","v1.4.1rc2","v1.4.1rc1","v1.4.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-81683.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}