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CVE-2026-6656

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.04 BB Relevance: 75/100
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

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: None
A: None

Description

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.

Weakness Classification (1)

References & Advisories (3)

Bug Bounty Relevance

75 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.49%
Raw Score 0.004920
Percentile 42.2%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00492
2026-10-28
0.00492

Intelligence Sources

nvd ref →

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