Crypt::ScryptKDF versions through 0.010 for Perl uses insecure random number source when no CSPRNG module is available.
The random_bytes function fell back to using the built-in rand() function when none of the Perl modules Crypt::PRNG, Crypt::OpenSSL::Random, Net::SSLeay, Crypt::Random, or Bytes::Random::Secure were available.
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Configurations
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History
28 May 2026, 16:16
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Information
Published : 2026-05-26 23:16
Updated : 2026-05-28 16:16
NVD link : CVE-2026-8647
Mitre link : CVE-2026-8647
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8647
JSON object : View
Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-338
Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
