HIGH
JDEGUEST
CVE published 2026-04-15
CVE-2026-5088
The CVE-2026-5088 vulnerability in Apache::API::Password versions up to 0.5.2 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts due to its use of the rand function when Crypt::URandom and Bytes::Random::Secure are unavailable. This weakness can lead to predictable salts being used for password hashing, potentially compromising password security. Defenders responsible for Perl applications using Apache:: [truncated]