CVE-2026-46473
Authen::TOTP versions before 0.1.1 for Perl generate secrets using rand
Authen::TOTP versions before 0.1.1 for Perl generate secrets using rand.
Secrets were generated using Perl's built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for security usage.
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
Authen::TOTP versions before 0.1.1 for Perl generate secrets using rand
Authen::TOTP versions before 0.1.1 for Perl generate secrets using rand.
Secrets were generated using Perl's built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for security usage.
- Record
CVE-2026-46473- 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-331
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-31332
Authen::TOTP versions before 0.1.1 for Perl generate secrets using rand.
Secrets were generated using Perl's built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for security usage.
- Record
EUVD-2026-31332- 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-wm67-cj4w-p69m
Authen::TOTP versions before 0.1.1 for Perl generate secrets using rand. Secrets were generated...
Authen::TOTP versions before 0.1.1 for Perl generate secrets using rand.
Secrets were generated using Perl's built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for security usage.
- Record
GHSA-wm67-cj4w-p69m- 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-331
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Authen::TOTP versions before 0.1.1 for Perl generate secrets using rand.
Secrets were generated using Perl's built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for security usage.
- Record
CVE-2026-46473- 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-331
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Authen::TOTP versions before 0.1.1 for Perl generate secrets using rand
Authen::TOTP versions before 0.1.1 for Perl generate secrets using rand.
Secrets were generated using Perl's built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for security usage.
- Record
CVE-2026-46473- 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-331
- 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-2026-46473 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Tchatzi Authen::totp, published May 21, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
metacpan.org/release/TCHATZI/Authen-TOTP-0.1.1/changes
github.com/tchatzi/Authen-TOTP/commit/d04f30cc6538d77fc6b6d550da450cf3017b8561.patch
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/15
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46473
cpan.org/modules