VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-5086

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-04-13
Last modified2026-10-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

Crypt::SecretBuffer versions before 0.019 for Perl is suseceptible to timing attacks. For example, if Crypt::SecretBuffer was used to store and compare plaintext passwords, then discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the secret password.

Weakness classification

  • 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e: CWE-208

Primary references