{"cve":"CVE-2026-5091","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-21T22:16:48.530","modified":"2026-07-23T16:10:00.137","status":"Deferred","description":"Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl  is susceptible to timing attacks.\n\nThese versions use Perl's built-in eq comparison. Discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the underlying hash or password.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.1},"cwes":["CWE-208"],"references":["https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b0515f492257438cf07082acf1e10d06e8088a5e.patch","https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_025/changes","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/19"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:36:28.938604137+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-5091","score":0.00196,"percentile":0.09315,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}