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CVE-2026-81698 is an OS command injection vulnerability in openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9. The info command generates a reconstructed command-line block by interpolating metadata fields without shell-safe quoting. An attacker can embed shell metacharacters or commands in attacker-controlled metadata, such as the pepper name field. If a user copies and executes the displayed reconstructed command in a shell, the injected content is interpreted as shell syntax.
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A shell-injection vulnerability in openssl_encrypt before version 1.4.9. Untrusted metadata fields are interpolated without shell quoting into an informational reconstructed CLI command; crafted values can execute commands when a user copies and runs that displayed command in a shell.
A shell-injection vulnerability in openssl_encrypt before version 1.4.9. The info command reconstructs and prints a CLI block containing unquoted, attacker-controlled metadata. If a user copies that output into a shell, embedded commands can execute. The content assigns CWE-78 and CVSS v3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
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