Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 12, 2026· Updated Feb 17, 2026
WWW::OAuth 1.000 and earlier for Perl uses insecure rand() function for cryptographic functions
CVE-2025-40905
Description
WWW::OAuth 1.000 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.
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Affected products
2<=1.000+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=1.000
- (no CPE)range: 0
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