Vulnerability Bulletins |
CVE-2026-81718 |
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| Affected software | OPENSSL |
| openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 use under-parameterized PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 with only 100,000 iterations to protect PQC keyfile private keys and 10,000 iterations for dual-encryption file-password verification. Attackers who obtain keyfiles or encrypted files can brute-force wrapping passwords offline using GPU or ASIC acceleration. | |
Link: |
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| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81718 | |