CVE-2026-5086

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CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

EPSS

<1%p33

Published

Apr 13, 2026 (Apr 13, 2026)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: nerdvana
Products: crypt\
Weakness: CWE-208
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.4%)

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