Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-5088",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts",
    "summary": "Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts. The _make_salt and _make_salt_bcrypt methods will attept to load Crypt::URandom and then Bytes::Random::Secure to generate random bytes for the salt. If those modules are unavailable, it will simply return 16 bytes generated with Perl's built-in rand function. The rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic use. These salts are used for password hashing.",
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    "severity": "high",
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          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
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      "affected": [
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              "repo": "https://gitlab.com/deguest/Apache2-API",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                        "last_affected": "0.5.2"
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          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-5088.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:37.659979765Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://cpan.org/modules",
        "https://metacpan.org/pod/Crypt::URandom",
        "https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.2/view/lib/Apache2/API/Password.pod",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/5xxx/CVE-2026-5088.json",
        "https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.3/changes",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5088",
        "https://gitlab.com/jackdeguest/Apache2-API",
        "https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html"
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        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-338"
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        "cna_assigner": "CPANSec",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/5xxx/CVE-2026-5088.json"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 504781,
  "published_at": "2026-04-15T07:03:13.742+00:00"
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