CVE-2026-81693

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

Not scored by EPSS

EPSS percentile

Not scored by EPSS

NVD base score

8.7 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-27.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-27 14:50Z14 HR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-27 18:31Z10 HR AGO

Reserved

2026-08-27

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.7)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-789Memory Allocation with Excessive Size ValueVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

f4d0721d0e681a3c957ad259e37eefb89aa24008cee4ff2720ff6b5e975b4cef

• github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-r23m-gf2m-8www)https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-r23m-gf2m-8wwwvendor-advisory
• www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Denial of Service via QR total fieldhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-denial-of-service-via-qr-total-fieldthird-party-advisory