CVE-2026-47372

CRITICALNVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-05-21. NVD baseline CVSS 9.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.5%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts.

These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
56
EG Risk 56/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity91% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
EPSS PROB
0.5%
EPSS %ILE
41st
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 20, 2026

Last Modified

July 20, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Sep 16, 2026
Patch available.
generic

oss-security - CVE-2026-47372: Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/20/22
generic

Client Challenge

https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Crypt-SaltedHash-0.10/changes
generic
https://github.com/robrwo/perl-Crypt-SaltedHash/commit/9b68437d2cd420b819b3a795474c3870338d38d5.patch

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-47372(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibcrypt-saltedhash-perl (0.09-3ubuntu0.25.10.1) @ questing2026-08-24ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libcrypt-saltedhash-perl0.09-1.1, 0.09-2, 0.09-3, 0.11-1, 0.12-1
  • every version on: no fix on record
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libcrypt-saltedhash-perl0.09-3, 0.11-1, 0.12-1
  • every version on: no fix on record
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libcrypt-saltedhash-perl0.09-3, 0.11-1, 0.12-1
  • every version on: no fix on record
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libcrypt-saltedhash-perl0.09-3
  • every version up to 0.11-1: fixed in 0.11-1
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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 23× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 471 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-09 20:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-10-07 23:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-09-30 13:32 UTCOSV refresh
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  12. 2026-08-24 00:52 UTCVendor advisory
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  22. 2026-08-21 22:52 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-08-21 22:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-20 18:53 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-20 18:53 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-08-20 18:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  31. 2026-08-17 13:48 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-08-17 13:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  34. 2026-08-17 09:50 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-08-17 09:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-16 16:51 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-08-16 16:51 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-08-16 16:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-16 11:34 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-08-16 11:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  43. 2026-08-16 07:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-16 03:28 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-16 03:28 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-08-16 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-08-15 01:55 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-15 01:55 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-15 01:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  60. 2026-08-14 05:58 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-08-14 05:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  63. 2026-08-14 01:59 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-08-14 01:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  67. 2026-08-13 10:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  74. 2026-08-12 18:25 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-12 18:25 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-47372?
CVE-2026-47372 is a critical vulnerability published on May 20, 2026. Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts. These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography.
When was CVE-2026-47372 disclosed?
CVE-2026-47372 was first published on May 20, 2026, with the most recent update on July 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-47372 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-47372 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (41st percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-47372?
CVE-2026-47372 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-47372?
A fix for CVE-2026-47372 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-47372 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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