{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6656 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-6656 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-6656 is a high-severity vulnerability in DRSTEVE Crypt::Password, published on 20 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-6656 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-6656 is a high-severity vulnerability in DRSTEVE Crypt::Password, published on 20 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6656 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: DRSTEVE Crypt::Password. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6656/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6656/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-6656","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6656/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-6656","record":{"aliases":["DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6656","GHSA-c9g9-v2j9-8ffv","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6656"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Perl password library","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can exploit timing differences in password checks to guess password hashes, requiring an upgrade to the Perl Crypt::Password library.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"information_disclosure"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"CPANSec","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"high","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-208","name":"Observable Timing Discrepancy"}],"description":"Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks.\n\nThe check_password method uses the built-in eq operator. This allows discrepancies in timing to be used to guess the underlying hash.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":false,"headline":"Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks","id":"CVE-2026-6656","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"information_disclosure","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"CORS Origin Validation Bypass in jupyter-server","id":"CVE-2026-6657"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Use-After-Free and Double-Free in IntoIter::drop when element drop panics","id":"CVE-2026-6654"},"products":["Crypt::Password"],"published":"2026-07-20","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-07-20","vendors":["DRSTEVE"]},"summary":"Attackers can exploit timing differences in password checks to guess password hashes, requiring an upgrade to the Perl Crypt::Password library.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6656/"}