CVE-2025-1805 json
Crypt::Salt for Perl uses insecure rand() function when generating salts for cryptographic purposes
published 2025-04-02 19 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-9547
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Crypt::Salt for Perl version 0.01 uses insecure rand() function when generating salts for cryptographic purposes.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Affected products
- HACHI Crypt::Salt
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-1805
- NVD CVE-2025-1805
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