CVE-2026-5088

EUVD-2026-22840

15.04.2026, 08:16

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.

PRNG

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	Primary	7.5 HIGH	NETWORK	LOW	NONE	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 5%

Affected Products (NVD)

Vendor	Product	Version
jdeguest	apache\	𝑥 < 0.5.3

𝑥

= Vulnerable software versions

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-338 - Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
The product uses a Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in a security context, but the PRNG's algorithm is not cryptographically strong.

References

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