CVE-2026-81693

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-81693?

Upgrade openssl encrypt to 1.4.9 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-81693 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-81693 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.34% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 28% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-81693?

CVE-2026-81693 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-81693 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for openssl encrypt (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 fails to validate the total field from QR JSON payloads before materializing ranges. Attackers can supply crafted QR images with extremely large total values to trigger unbounded memory allocation and cause denial of service through out-of-memory conditions.

CWE-789

How to fix

Remediation Available

openssl encryptNVD

Affected:< 1.4.9Fixed in:1.4.9CVE-2026-81693derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

vulncheck.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-789 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-30522	High	7.5	90%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-49975	High	7.5	34%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-27533	High	7.5	8.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7651	High	7.5	5.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-31811	Medium	5.5	3.4%	-	-
CVE-2021-27906	Medium	5.5	3.3%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-81693?

Upgrade openssl encrypt to 1.4.9 or later.

Is CVE-2026-81693 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-81693 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.34% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 28% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-81693?

CVE-2026-81693 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-81693 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for openssl encrypt (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-09-02.