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CVE-2026-6656

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
20/07/2026
Last modified:
20/07/2026

Description

Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks.<br /> <br /> The check_password method uses the built-in eq operator. This allows discrepancies in timing to be used to guess the underlying hash.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH

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