{"cve":"CVE-2026-6659","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-08T18:16:34.183","modified":"2026-10-26T18:10:00.173","status":"Deferred","description":"Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts.\n\nThe built-in rand function is predictable, and unsuitable for cryptography.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-338"],"references":["https://github.com/ronsavage/Crypt-PasswdMD5/commit/a2f821637db0296082297aa4b02254ab08f0dc5e.patch","https://github.com/ronsavage/Crypt-PasswdMD5/pull/3","https://metacpan.org/release/RSAVAGE/Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.42/source/lib/Crypt/PasswdMD5.pm#L35-47","https://metacpan.org/release/RSAVAGE/Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.43/changes","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/08/17"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-26T18:27:13.530666824+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-6659","score":0.00447,"percentile":0.38627,"date":"2026-10-26"},"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."]}