CVE•Published 2026-04-15•Modified 2026-05-06•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-5088Jdeguest · Apache\

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 86% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-338Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

Description

Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts. The _make_salt and _make_salt_bcrypt methods will attept to load Crypt::URandom and then Bytes::Random::Secure to generate random bytes for the salt. If those modules are unavailable, it will simply return 16 bytes generated with Perl's built-in rand function. The rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic use. These salts are used for password hashing.

Timeline

Published 2026-04-15

Modified 2026-05-06

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB 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-2026-5088

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product + version

product:"Jdeguest Apache\" version:"\"

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

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Apache\"

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

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-5088