CVE-2026-16235
CRITICAL
INFO
Priority: 0.05
BB Relevance:
80/100
Published: 2026-07-20
Modified: 2026-10-24
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Auth
No Interaction
Conf. Impact
Integ. Impact
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
None
S:
Unchanged
C:
High
I:
High
A:
High
Description
Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts. These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography.