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CVE-2026-74872

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.46% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-08-17 · Last synced 2026-09-16

CyberRota Analysis

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OpenSSL versions prior to 1.4.0 are vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution flaw due to insecure handling of .so module loading in the Whirlpool hash implementation. This vulnerability allows attackers to exploit broad glob patterns to load malicious shared object files, potentially leading to native code execution. Organizations using affected versions of OpenSSL should prioritize immediate updates to mitigate this critical risk.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
arbitrary code execution code execution
GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2026-74872
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
0.46%
OpenSSL

Original NVD Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the Whirlpool hash implementation that uses broad glob patterns to load .so modules without integrity verification. Attackers can place malicious .so files matching the whirlpool*py313*.so pattern in site-packages directories to achieve native code execution when the module is loaded.

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