CVE-2026-6659

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-08. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts.

The built-in rand function is predictable, and unsuitable for cryptography.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track

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
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
36.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 8, 2026

Last Modified

May 26, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 8, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

oss-security - CVE-2026-6659: Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/08/17
generic

lib/Crypt/PasswdMD5.pm - metacpan.org

https://metacpan.org/release/RSAVAGE/Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.42/source/lib/Crypt/PasswdMD5.pm#L35-47

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-6659(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 46× 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 123 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-23 03:22 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-07-16 04:19 UTCOSV refresh
  12. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-06-28 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-06-27 13:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-26 21:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-06-25 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  33. 2026-06-17 01:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-16 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-16 08:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  38. 2026-06-15 02:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-06-14 23:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-06-14 14:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-06-14 02:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-13 09:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  46. 2026-06-12 21:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-12 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-06-11 21:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-06-11 10:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  52. 2026-06-10 22:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  54. 2026-06-10 10:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-09 22:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-06-09 08:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-06-08 20:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-06-08 04:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-06-07 16:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-06-07 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-06-07 04:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-06-06 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-06-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-06-06 05:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-06-05 22:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-06-05 17:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-06-05 06:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-06-05 05:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-06-04 17:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-06-04 13:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-06-04 06:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-06-03 18:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-06-03 06:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-06-02 20:13 UTCEPSS rescore

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-6659?
CVE-2026-6659 is a high vulnerability published on May 8, 2026. Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts. The built-in rand function is predictable, and unsuitable for cryptography.
When was CVE-2026-6659 disclosed?
CVE-2026-6659 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 8, 2026, with the most recent update on May 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-6659 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-6659 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 36.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-6659?
CVE-2026-6659 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-6659?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-6659, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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