CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-16235

9.8 CRITICAL Published 2026-07-20 Modified 2026-10-24 Official page ↗
Status
Deferred
Published
2026-07-20
Last modified
2026-10-24
Assigner
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-338

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.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) weakness

References