CVE-2026-2588
Crypt::NaCl::Sodium versions through 2.001 for Perl has an integer overflow flaw on 32-bit systems
Crypt::NaCl::Sodium versions through 2.001 for Perl has an integer overflow flaw on 32-bit systems.
Sodium.xs casts a STRLEN (size_t) to unsigned long long when passing a length pointer to libsodium functions. On 32-bit systems size_t is typically 32-bits while an unsigned long long is at least 64-bits.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.1
Crypt::NaCl::Sodium versions through 2.001 for Perl has an integer overflow flaw on 32-bit systems
Crypt::NaCl::Sodium versions through 2.001 for Perl has an integer overflow flaw on 32-bit systems.
Sodium.xs casts a STRLEN (size_t) to unsigned long long when passing a length pointer to libsodium functions. On 32-bit systems size_t is typically 32-bits while an unsigned long long is at least 64-bits.
- Record
CVE-2026-2588- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-7558
9.1
Crypt::NaCl::Sodium versions through 2.001 for Perl has an integer overflow flaw on 32-bit systems.
Sodium.xs casts a STRLEN (size_t) to unsigned long long when passing a length pointer to libsodium functions. On 32-bit systems size_t is typically 32-bits while an unsigned long long is at least 64-bits.
- Record
EUVD-2026-7558- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8gq5-mm3m-7h4x
9.1
Crypt::NaCl::Sodium versions through 2.001 for Perl has an integer overflow flaw on 32-bit...
Crypt::NaCl::Sodium versions through 2.001 for Perl has an integer overflow flaw on 32-bit systems.
Sodium.xs casts a STRLEN (size_t) to unsigned long long when passing a length pointer to libsodium functions. On 32-bit systems size_t is typically 32-bits while an unsigned long long is at least 64-bits.
- Record
GHSA-8gq5-mm3m-7h4x- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.1
Crypt::NaCl::Sodium versions through 2.001 for Perl has an integer overflow flaw on 32-bit systems.
Sodium.xs casts a STRLEN (size_t) to unsigned long long when passing a length pointer to libsodium functions. On 32-bit systems size_t is typically 32-bits while an unsigned long long is at least 64-bits.
- Record
CVE-2026-2588- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.1
Crypt::NaCl::Sodium versions through 2.001 for Perl has an integer overflow flaw on 32-bit systems
Crypt::NaCl::Sodium versions through 2.001 for Perl has an integer overflow flaw on 32-bit systems.
Sodium.xs casts a STRLEN (size_t) to unsigned long long when passing a length pointer to libsodium functions. On 32-bit systems size_t is typically 32-bits while an unsigned long long is at least 64-bits.
- Record
CVE-2026-2588- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-2588 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Timlegge Crypt::nacl::sodium, published February 22, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
metacpan.org/release/TIMLEGGE/Crypt-NaCl-Sodium-2.001/source/Sodium.xs
github.com/cpan-authors/crypt-nacl-sodium/commit/8cf7f66ba922443e131c9deae1ee00fafe4f62e4.patch
github.com/cpan-authors/crypt-nacl-sodium/commit/557388bdb4da416a56663cda0154b80cd524395c.patch
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2588
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8gq5-mm3m-7h4x
cpan.org/modules
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/2xxx/CVE-2026-2588.json
github.com/cpan-authors/crypt-nacl-sodium