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CVE-2026-9641

MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVSS Score & Metrics

Base Score
5.3 / 10
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Description

Crypt::PBKDF2 versions before 0.261630 for Perl have a weak default algorithm and number of iterations.

The default algorithm is HMAC-SHA1, which should only be used for legacy systems.

These versions default to using 1000 iterations.

Depending on the chosen algorithm, 220,000 to 1,400,000 iterations should be used.

Vulnerability Details

Published Date
Last Modified
CWE ID
CWE-916
Source
NVD

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