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CVE-2026-16235

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts. These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-16235
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CPANSec
Reserved
2026-07-19 15:48 UTC
Published
2026-07-20 07:02 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-20 18:38 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-338
CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number G…
Vendor / Product
DRSTEVE / Crypt::Password
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Tech. Impact
total
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
DRSTEVE Crypt::Password — 0 ≤ 0.28
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-338 cna CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
9.8 CRITICAL 3.1 adp CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References (1)
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