High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 15, 2026· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2026-5088
CVE-2026-5088
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.
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References
6- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- metacpan.org/pod/Crypt::URandomnvdProduct
- metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.2/view/lib/Apache2/API/Password.podnvdProduct
- metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.3/changesnvdRelease Notes
- security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.htmlnvdProduct
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