CVE-2026-5086
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5086
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-5086.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-5086
- Published
- 2026-04-13T22:54:53Z
- Modified
- 2026-10-28T02:31:11Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- Crypt::SecretBuffer versions before 0.019 for Perl is suseceptible to timing attacks
- Details
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Crypt::SecretBuffer versions before 0.019 for Perl is suseceptible to timing attacks.
For example, if Crypt::SecretBuffer was used to store and compare plaintext passwords, then discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the secret password.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "CPANSec", "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-208" ], "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/5xxx/CVE-2026-5086.json" }- References
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/13/12
- https://cpan.org/modules
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/5xxx/CVE-2026-5086.json
- https://metacpan.org/release/NERDVANA/Crypt-SecretBuffer-0.019/source/Changes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5086
- https://github.com/nrdvana/perl-Crypt-SecretBuffer
Affected packages
Git / github.com/nrdvana/perl-crypt-secretbuffer
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/nrdvana/perl-crypt-secretbuffer
- Events
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Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed
- Database specific
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Show details
{ "extracted_events": [ { "range": [ { "introduced": "0" }, { "fixed": "0.019" } ], "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD", "strategy": "StandardRange" }, { "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:nerdvana:crypt\\:\\:secretbuffer:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*", "range": [ { "introduced": "0" }, { "fixed": "0.019" } ], "source": "CPE_RANGE" } ] }