Oct 19, 2026 · 17:44 UTC SEARCH
CRITICAL
Vulnerability intelligence

CVE-2026-81694

CVSS 4.09.3
SeverityCritical
Known exploitedNo

openssl-encrypt (pip package, versions <= 1.4.8) fails to sanitize filenames read from untrusted drive data (outside the AES-GCM authenticated manifest) before printing them in the verify-usb command's output. An attacker can plant filenames containing terminal cursor-movement and erase-line control bytes that repaint a forged PASSED verdict on screen, masking actual tamper detection. Fixed in 1.4.9 by routing drive-derived names through sanitize_for_display().

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