Oct 20, 2026 · 17:03 UTC SEARCH
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CVE-2026-81720

CVSS 4.06.9
SeverityMedium
Known exploitedNo

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 fails to validate the memory_cost parameter from identity file protection blocks, allowing attackers to trigger out-of-memory conditions during key derivation. Attackers with write access to local identity stores can craft malicious identity files with excessive memory_cost values that cause the host to crash when unlocking identities before authentication.

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