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CVE-2026-5091Disclosure

LOWCVSS 5.1 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions through 0.10024 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 or password.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-208

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-05-23: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-23: 105-23
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse1 post
  • Open Source Security mailing list@oss_security
    Disclosure

    Perl CPAN CVE-2026-46473: Authen::TOTP before 0.1.1 generate secrets using rand https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/15 CVE-2026-5091: Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication through 0.10024 is susceptible to timing attacks https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/19

    Post summary

    The post announces two Perl CPAN CVEs, providing concise technical details but no exploitation evidence, patches, or PoC references.

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