Report: CVE-2026-5088 - Apache::API::Password versions through v0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure rand

Report: CVE-2026-5088 - Apache::API::Password versions through v0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure rand

CVE ID :CVE-2026-5088 Published : April 15, 2026, 7:03 a.m. | 1 hour, 26 minutes ago Description :Apache::API::Password versions through v0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts. The _make_salt and _make_salt_bcrypt methods will attept to load Crypt::URandom and then Bytes::Random::Secure to generate random bytes for the salt. If those modules are unavailable, it will simply return 16 bytes generated with Perl's built-in rand function. The rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic use. These salts are used for password hashing. Severity: 0.0 | NA Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...

CVE Details

Published
April 15, 2026
Affected Product: Apache