CVE detail
CVE-2026-74872
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.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 2
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 2
- highest bucket
Evidence
Source links by recency
2 source links · newest first
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-arbitrary-code-execution-via-whirlpoolwww.vulncheck.com
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Exploitwww.vulncheck.comAug 17, 2026, 11:16 AM No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comAug 17, 2026, 11:16 AM
Exploit code
Public exploit repository references
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