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Medium · 4.8 CVE-2026-8647 EUVD-2026-32022

Crypt::ScryptKDF versions through 0.010 for Perl uses insecure random number source when no CSPRNG module is available

Published May 26, 2026 · Updated May 28, 2026 · Assigned by CPANSec

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
MIK Crypt::ScryptKDF ≤ 0.010 —

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