CVE-2026-9638
Essential information
- Published
- 12/06/2026 18:16
- Modified
- 12/06/2026 18:16
- Author
- The MITRE Corporation
- Creator
- The MITRE Corporation
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1)
- CISA KEV
- No
- CWE
- CWE-338
- CVSS vector
-
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N—
CVSS metrics
- Access vector
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- Access complexity
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- Authentication
- —
- Confidentiality impact
- —
- Integrity impact
- —
- Availability impact
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- Exploitability
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- Remediation level
- —
- Report confidence
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- Temporal score
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- Attack vector
- NETWORK
- Attack complexity
- LOW
- Privileges required
- NONE
- User interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality impact
- HIGH
- Integrity impact
- NONE
- Availability impact
- NONE
- Exploit code maturity
- —
- Remediation level
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- Report confidence
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- Temporal score
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- Attack vector
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- Attack complexity
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- Attack requirements
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Confidentiality (V)
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- Confidentiality (S)
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- Integrity (V)
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- Integrity (S)
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- Availability (V)
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- Availability (S)
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- Exploit maturity
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Description
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.
NVD status
- Status
- Deferred — When a CVE is given this status the NVD does not plan analyze or re-analyze this CVE due to resource or other concerns.
- Source
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
- NVD
- View on NVD
Affected products (CPE)
| Product | CPE |
|---|---|
| perl / crypt | cpe:2.3:a:perl:crypt::pbkdf2:<0.261630:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |