CVE-2026-5088 (GCVE-0-2026-5088)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-15 07:03 – Updated: 2026-05-01 16:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-16 11:59 UTC
CWE
- CWE-338 - Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator
Assigner
References
6 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JDEGUEST | Apache::API::Password |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 0.5.2
(custom)
|
guessed |
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