CVE•Published 2026-04-13•Modified 2026-05-06•0 articles on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-5086Nerdvana · Crypt\

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 97% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-208Observable Timing Discrepancy

Description

Crypt::SecretBuffer versions before 0.019 for Perl is suseceptible to timing attacks. For example, if Crypt::SecretBuffer was used to store and compare plaintext passwords, then discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the secret password.

Timeline

Published 2026-04-13

Modified 2026-05-06

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC Sploitus VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-5086

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product + version

product:"Nerdvana Crypt\" version:"\"

Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Crypt\"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Crypt\" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-5086