CVE-2026-81699

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

0.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 42.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

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:H/VI:N/VA:N/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

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-03.

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 14:51Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-10-01 15:21Z28 DAYS 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:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

79f32879fd0e2cb9e4316398def0aa470a2f7054964a4be8526483f672f1946b

• github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-phmr-p567-q5g6)https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-phmr-p567-q5g6vendor-advisory
• www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Denial of Service via unbounded KDF costhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-1.4.9-denial-of-service-via-unbounded-kdf-costthird-party-advisory