{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2026-16235","details":"Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts. These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography.","modified":"2026-07-29T10:18:10.990354805Z","published":"2026-07-20T07:16:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2026-16235"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-16235"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16235"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/41975671/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libcrypt-password-perl","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcrypt-password-perl?arch=source&distro=resolute"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["0.28-1","0.28-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"0.28-2","binary_name":"libcrypt-password-perl"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-16235.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}