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CVE-2026-74899criticalCWE-95

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Sandbox Escape via Type Hierarchy

48Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.

ssvc Attendcvss 9.3epss 0.4%
exploitation probability
0.4%top 68% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a sandbox escape vulnerability in IsolatedPluginExecutor that exposes Python type objects in restricted exec() builtins. Attackers can traverse the Python class hierarchy via __class__.__mro__.__subclasses__() to access system functions and execute arbitrary OS commands.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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