CVE-2026-8647 (GCVE-0-2026-8647)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-26 22:53 – Updated: 2026-05-28 14:09
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Title
Crypt::ScryptKDF versions through 0.010 for Perl uses insecure random number source when no CSPRNG module is available
Summary
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.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-338 - Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator
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References
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Vendor Product Version
MIK Crypt::ScryptKDF Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.010 (custom)
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