{"action":"Upgrade openssl-encrypt to 1.4.9 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"1.4.9","introduced":"0"}],"component":"openssl-encrypt","cve_ids":["CVE-2026-81690"],"ecosystem":"PyPI","epss":0.00706,"exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["1.4.9"],"ghsa_id":"GHSA-hw7h-wqf5-6crx","id":"tcs_01M5KH7TDC52DDM82K1H0TD1PP","modified_at":"2026-09-03T11:00:03.943936665Z","published_at":"2026-08-27T17:20:58.843Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3796","https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-hw7h-wqf5-6crx","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/verify-usb-before-1.4.9-symlink-directory-traversal-code-execution"],"severity":{"label":"unknown"},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"PYSEC-2026-3796","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3796"}],"summary":"openssl-encrypt (pip package) before 1.4.9 contains a symlink-following flaw in its verify-usb v2 added-file allowlist scan. The scan enumerated the drive with rglob(), which in CPython does not desce"}