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CVE-2026-9638highCWE-338

Crypt::PBKDF2 versions before 0.261630 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts

21Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 7.5epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 77% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Crypt::PBKDF2 versions before 0.261630 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts. These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
ARODLAND · Crypt::PBKDF2