CVE-2026-8700

Published: May 15, 2026Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

7.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.4

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

Description

Crypt::DSA versions before 1.20 for Perl generate seeds using rand. Seeds were generated using Perl's built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for security usage.

Related CWEs

CWE-331

Insufficient Entropy

The product uses an algorithm or scheme that produces insufficient entropy, leaving patterns or clusters of values that are more likely to occur than others.

References (3)

https://metacpan.org/release/TIMLEGGE/Crypt-DSA-1.20/changes

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

https://metacpan.org/release/TIMLEGGE/Crypt-DSA-1.20/diff/TIMLEGGE/Crypt-DSA-1.19#lib/Crypt/DSA/KeyChain.pm

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

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/15/26

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

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