ZDF
Sign inSign up

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-5088

Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts.

Published Apr 15, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5088. EPSS is 0.58%. Act only if a listed version of Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.58%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe jdeguest/apache

Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe jdeguest/apache\

How to fix CVE-2026-5088

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5088. EPSS is 0.58%. Act only if a listed version of Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with \. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-338. EPSS 0.58%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 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 cr

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 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 cr

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5088

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-5088

    30-day exploitation probability 0.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5088

    Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 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 unavai

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.