CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedVersions of OpenSSL prior to 1.4.8 are vulnerable to an information exposure issue where specific diagnostic commands leak the full derived hardware pepper to stdout/stderr, potentially allowing sensitive data to be captured in terminal scrollback or logs. Although the impact is limited due to the random nature of the derived pepper, organizations using affected versions should prioritize upgrading to at least 1.4.8 to mitigate any risk of unintended information disclosure. This is particularly relevant for environments where logging and session recordings are prevalent.
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Original NVD Description
openssl_encrypt (pip) versions <= 1.4.7 contain an information exposure vulnerability where the 'hsm fido2-test' and 'hsm onlykey-test' diagnostic commands unconditionally print the full derived hardware pepper as hex to stdout/stderr (crypt_cli.py, handle_hsm_command). The printed value can persist in terminal scrollback, session recordings, or CI logs. Impact is limited because the pepper is derived from a random per-invocation test salt and is salt-bound, so the leaked value cannot be used to decrypt real files. A related plugin issue logged raw prf_data outside the secret-redaction path. Fixed in 1.4.8 (and 1.5.0) by removing the hex dumps and routing plugin debug output through the redaction layer.
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