CVE-2026-6656: high-severity vulnerability in DRSTEVE Crypt::Password
Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks
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21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.5epss 0.5%
Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks.
The check_password method uses the built-in eq operator. This allows discrepancies in timing to be used to guess the underlying hash.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
DRSTEVE · Crypt::PasswordRelated CVEs — DRSTEVE Crypt::Password
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