CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-46473
Authen::TOTP versions before 0.1.1 for Perl generate secrets using rand.
Secrets were generated using Perl's built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for security usage.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"collectionURL":"https://cpan.org/modules","defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"Authen-TOTP","product":"Authen::TOTP","programFiles":["lib/Authen/TOTP.pm"],"programRoutines":[{"name":"Authen::TOTP::gen_secret"}],"repo":"https://github.com/tchatzi/Authen-TOTP","vendor":"TCHATZI","versions":[{"lessThan":"0.1.1","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4343d6b6e5cdcfd9d46167c15dc8276d1cc8480c7c0fc39d0c4e4062fe7b073a · sha256:f235ed4992fe4f6f… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4343d6b6e5cdcfd9d46167c15dc8276d1cc8480c7c0fc39d0c4e4062fe7b073a · sha256:f235ed4992fe4f6f… · /containers/adp/0/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-331","description":"CWE-331 Insufficient Entropy","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4343d6b6e5cdcfd9d46167c15dc8276d1cc8480c7c0fc39d0c4e4062fe7b073a · sha256:f235ed4992fe4f6f… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/15"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4343d6b6e5cdcfd9d46167c15dc8276d1cc8480c7c0fc39d0c4e4062fe7b073a · sha256:f235ed4992fe4f6f… · /containers/adp/1/references/0
{"tags":["patch"],"url":"https://github.com/tchatzi/Authen-TOTP/commit/d04f30cc6538d77fc6b6d550da450cf3017b8561.patch"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4343d6b6e5cdcfd9d46167c15dc8276d1cc8480c7c0fc39d0c4e4062fe7b073a · sha256:f235ed4992fe4f6f… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"tags":["release-notes"],"url":"https://metacpan.org/release/TCHATZI/Authen-TOTP-0.1.1/changes"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4343d6b6e5cdcfd9d46167c15dc8276d1cc8480c7c0fc39d0c4e4062fe7b073a · sha256:f235ed4992fe4f6f… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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