CVE-2026-5088

HIGH EPSS 43.0%
Published Apr 15, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Apr 15, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts. The _make_salt and _make_salt_bcrypt methods will attept to load Crypt::URandom and then Bytes::Random::Secure to generate random bytes for the salt. If those modules are unavailable, it will simply return 16 bytes generated with Perl's built-in rand function. The rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic use. These salts are used for password hashing.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
43.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-338

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
jdeguestapache\\ <0.5.3

References 6

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/4
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/5
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • metacpan.org https://metacpan.org/pod/Crypt::URandom
    Product
  • metacpan.org https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.2/view/lib/Apache2/API/Password.pod
    Product
  • metacpan.org https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.3/changes
    Release Notes
  • security.metacpan.org https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html
    Product

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

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