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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Description 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.
Title Crypt::ScryptKDF versions through 0.010 for Perl uses insecure random number source when no CSPRNG module is available
Weaknesses CWE-338
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-26T22:53:49.993Z

Reserved: 2026-05-14T22:46:50.791Z

Link: CVE-2026-8647

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-26T23:16:21.247

Modified: 2026-05-26T23:16:21.247

Link: CVE-2026-8647

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Updated: 2026-05-27T00:30:20Z