{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.0","title":"CVE-2026-9638: Crypt::PBKDF2 versions before 0.261630 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts","publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"HarborGuard Database","namespace":"https://database.harborguard.co"},"tracking":{"id":"CVE-2026-9638","status":"final","version":"1","initial_release_date":"2026-06-12T14:41:51.921Z","current_release_date":"2026-06-12T17:50:43.544Z","revision_history":[{"date":"2026-06-12T14:41:51.921Z","number":"1","summary":"Initial machine-readable export from HarborGuard."}]},"distribution":{"tlp":{"label":"WHITE"},"text":"Public CVE data; freely redistributable."},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"Crypt::PBKDF2 versions before 0.261630 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts.\n\nThese versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography.","title":"CVE description"}],"references":[{"category":"self","summary":"CVE-2026-9638 on HarborGuard Database","url":"https://database.harborguard.co/cve/CVE-2026-9638"},{"category":"external","summary":"CVE Record","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9638"},{"category":"external","summary":"metacpan.org","url":"https://metacpan.org/dist/Crypt-PBKDF2/source/lib/Crypt/PBKDF2.pm#L86-93"},{"category":"external","summary":"metacpan.org","url":"https://metacpan.org/release/ARODLAND/Crypt-PBKDF2-0.261630/changes"}]},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"category":"vendor","name":"ARODLAND","branches":[{"category":"product_name","name":"Crypt::PBKDF2","branches":[{"category":"product_version_range","name":"<0.261630","product":{"name":"ARODLAND Crypt::PBKDF2 <0.261630","product_id":"CSAFPID-1","product_identification_helper":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:arodland:crypt\\:\\:pbkdf2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}}]}]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2026-9638","title":"Crypt::PBKDF2 versions before 0.261630 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts","notes":[{"category":"description","text":"Crypt::PBKDF2 versions before 0.261630 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts.\n\nThese versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography.","title":"CVE description"}],"product_status":{"known_affected":["CSAFPID-1"]},"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"products":["CSAFPID-1"]}],"remediations":[{"category":"vendor_fix","details":"Update to a fixed version: 0.261630.","product_ids":["CSAFPID-1"]}]}]}