CVE-2026-5088
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
15/04/2026
Last modified:
15/04/2026
Description
Apache::API::Password versions through v0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts.<br />
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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&#39;s built-in rand function.<br />
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The rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic use.<br />
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These salts are used for password hashing.
Impact
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://metacpan.org/pod/Crypt::URandom
- https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.2/view/lib/Apache2/API/Password.pod
- https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.3/changes
- https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/5