CVE-2026-74872 — openssl_encrypt before 1.4.0 Arbitrary Code Execution via Whirlpool
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 wi…
Published: 2026-08-17 · CVSS: 9.3 · CVSS 4.0
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7