High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 8, 2026· Updated May 12, 2026
CVE-2026-6659
CVE-2026-6659
Description
Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts.
The built-in rand function is predictable, and unsuitable for cryptography.
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