CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-5086
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-04-13
- Last modified
- 2026-10-26
- Assigner
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-208
Description
Crypt::SecretBuffer versions before 0.019 for Perl is suseceptible to timing attacks.
For example, if Crypt::SecretBuffer was used to store and compare plaintext passwords, then discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the secret password.
Affected configurations
• nerdvana crypt\ \ (< 0.019)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-208 Observable Timing Discrepancy weakness
References
- https://metacpan.org/release/NERDVANA/Crypt-SecretBuffer-0.019/source/Changes Product, Release Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/13/12 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory