Security Advisory

CVE-2026-74901

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2026-08-17 11:04:59
Last updated 2026-08-17 16:03:16
Assigner VulnCheck
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in pqc.py where AES-GCM decryption failures trigger fallback to unauthenticated AES-CTR mode. Attackers can modify ciphertext in transit to bypass integrity verification and perform bit-flipping attacks without detection.