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CVE-2026-74879

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.26% 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 information disclosure flaw in the /ready endpoint, which exposes detailed database exception strings to unauthenticated users. This vulnerability allows attackers to exploit database errors to retrieve sensitive information such as hostnames, IP addresses, connection parameters, and potentially credentials. Organizations using affected versions of OpenSSL should prioritize patching to mitigate the risk of data leakage.

Public Exploit Signal

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CVE
CVE-2026-74879
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.26%
OpenSSL

Original NVD Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the /ready endpoint that returns full database exception strings to unauthenticated callers. Attackers can trigger database errors to extract sensitive information including hostnames, IP addresses, connection parameters, and potentially credentials from exception messages.

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