CVE-2026-5091

Published: May 21, 2026Modified: Jul 23, 2026Deferred

5.1

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 1.4 / Impact: 3.6

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks. These versions use Perl's built-in eq comparison. Discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the underlying hash or password.

Related CWEs

CWE-208

Observable Timing Discrepancy

Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.

References (3)

https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/b0515f492257438cf07082acf1e10d06e8088a5e.patch

Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10_025/changes

Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/19

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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