Is CVE-2026-81696 being exploited?

No public exploit is currently tracked.

How severe is CVE-2026-81696?

CVE-2026-81696 has a CVSS v3 severity of LOW (3.3).

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CVE-2026-81696

Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to sanitize terminal control characters in file metadata printed by the info command. Attackers can craft malicious files containing escape sequences to repaint terminal output and forge verification information displayed to users.