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PYSEC-2026-3757

Quick fix

PYSEC-2026-3757 — openssl-encrypt: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

pip install --upgrade 'openssl-encrypt>=1.4.0'

Details

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use an in-memory rate limiter for TOTP brute-force protection that is not shared across workers and is lost on server restart. Attackers can distribute authentication attempts across multiple server instances or retry immediately after a restart to bypass rate limiting protections.

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Affected packages

PyPI/openssl-encrypt

Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 1.4.0

Fixpip install --upgrade 'openssl-encrypt>=1.4.0'

References

https://github.com/jahlives/openssl_encrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-h45m-mgcp-q388[ADVISORY]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openssl-encrypt-before-totp-rate-limiter-bypass[ADVISORY]