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CVE-2026-6656

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2026-07-20 Modified: 2026-07-20

Description

Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks. The check_password method uses the built-in eq operator. This allows discrepancies in timing to be used to guess the underlying hash.

Affected Platforms

Unknown

Weakness Type

CWE-208

References