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CVE-2026-81699 is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. No known exploits currently, and patches are available.
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openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to properly validate key derivation function costs in crafted files, allowing attackers to trigger unbounded memory and CPU exhaustion during pre-authentication processing. Attackers can supply malicious files with excessive KDF parameters to exhaust system resources and crash or wedge the process before password verification occurs.
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| Jahlives | OpenSSL Encrypt |