openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 contain a shell injection vulnerability in the info command's reconstructed CLI block that interpolates untrusted metadata fields without quoting. Attackers can craft metadata values like pepper_name containing shell commands that execute when users copy the printed CLI block into a shell.
CRITICAL
Vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2026-81698
CVSS 4.09.3
SeverityCritical
Known exploitedNo
NVD references:
Primary source: NIST National Vulnerability Database