CVE-2026-8647

high

Description

Crypt::ScryptKDF versions through 0.010 for Perl uses insecure random number source when no CSPRNG module is available. The random_bytes function fell back to using the built-in rand() function when none of the Perl modules Crypt::PRNG, Crypt::OpenSSL::Random, Net::SSLeay, Crypt::Random, or Bytes::Random::Secure were available.

References

https://metacpan.org/release/MIK/Crypt-ScryptKDF-0.011/diff/MIK/Crypt-ScryptKDF-0.010#lib/Crypt/ScryptKDF.pm

https://metacpan.org/release/MIK/Crypt-ScryptKDF-0.011/changes

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/26/8

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-26

Updated: 2026-05-27

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High