CVE-2026-47373
Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks
Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 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.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks
Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 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.
- Record
CVE-2026-47373- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-208
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-31196
Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-31196- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mjc4-qqxc-7h36
Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks. These...
Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 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.
- Record
GHSA-mjc4-qqxc-7h36- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-208
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 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.
- Record
CVE-2026-47373- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-208
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks
Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 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.
- Record
CVE-2026-47373- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-208
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-47373
Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-47373- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-47373
Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-47373- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:10836-1 No score
perl-Crypt-SaltedHash-0.110.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the perl-Crypt-SaltedHash-0.110.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:10836-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:20986-1 No score
Security update for perl-Crypt-SaltedHash
This update for perl-Crypt-SaltedHash fixes the following issues:
Changes in perl-Crypt-SaltedHash:
updated to 0.110.0 (0.11)
-
0.11 2026-05-20 14:05:07+01:00 Europe/London
- Fixed metadata
- Moved author tests into xt
-
0.10 2026-05-19
- Maintenance taken over by Robert Rothenberg [email protected]
- Updated the Git Repository
- Updated copyright year
- Minimum Perl version is v5.6.0
- Added missing prerequisites, fixes RT#116392
- Security: Use system randomness source to generate the salt CVE-2026-47372 bsc#1265927
- Security: Use constant-time comparison of hashes CVE-2026-47373 bsc#1265912
- Deprecated module
- Updated README
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:20986-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libcrypt-saltedhash-perlDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.09-30.11-10.12-1 |
None known |
libcrypt-saltedhash-perlDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.09-30.11-10.12-1 |
None known |
libcrypt-saltedhash-perlDebian:14 |
before 0.11-1, plus listed versions 0.09-3 |
0.11-1 |
libcrypt-saltedhash-perlUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.09-10.09-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1 |
None known |
libcrypt-saltedhash-perlUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.09-10.09-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 |
None known |
libcrypt-saltedhash-perlUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.09-10.09-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 |
None known |
libcrypt-saltedhash-perlUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.09-1.10.09-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
libcrypt-saltedhash-perlUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.09-30.09-3ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 |
None known |
libcrypt-saltedhash-perlUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.09-30.09-3ubuntu0.25.10.1 |
None known |
libcrypt-saltedhash-perlUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.09-30.11-10.12-1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libcrypt-saltedhash-perlUbuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.09-30.09-3ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1 |
None known |
perl-Crypt-SaltedHashopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0.110.0-1.1 | 0.110.0-1.1 |
perl-Crypt-SaltedHashopenSUSE:Leap 16.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0.110.0-bp160.1.1 | 0.110.0-bp160.1.1 |
perl-Crypt-SysRandomopenSUSE:Leap 16.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0.7.0-bp160.1.1 | 0.7.0-bp160.1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-47373 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Rrwo Crypt::saltedhash, published May 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in libcrypt-saltedhash-perl 0.11-1.
References
metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Crypt-SaltedHash-0.10/changes
github.com/robrwo/perl-Crypt-SaltedHash/commit/c07bfc5c23185b0667233d0f2e1252d81f1f027a.patch
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/20/21
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47373
cpan.org/modules
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-47373
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-47373
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47373
lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/40249915
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-47372
bugzilla.suse.com/1265912