PT-2026-39185 · Cpan · Crypt::Passwdmd5

Robert Rothenberg · Published 2026-05-08 · Updated 2026-06-11 · CVE-2026-6659

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions prior to 1.43

Description The software generates insecure random values for salts because the built-in rand() function is predictable and unsuitable for cryptographic purposes.

Recommendations Update to a version later than 1.42.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-338

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-6659

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11000-1

Affected Products

Crypt::Passwdmd5

References · 17

• https://github.com/ronsavage/Crypt-PasswdMD5/commit/a2f821637db0296082297aa4b02254ab08f0dc5e.patch · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6659 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6659 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-6659 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:11000-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6659 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6659 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6659 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/ronsavage/Crypt-PasswdMD5/pull/3 · Note
• https://twitter.com/oss_security/status/2052945204403900572 · Twitter Post
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/08/17 · Note
• https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/39857355 · Note
• https://metacpan.org/release/RSAVAGE/Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.42/source/lib/Crypt/PasswdMD5.pm#L35-47 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6659 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2052810960998453631 · Twitter Post