{"id":"CVE-2026-46473","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-46473","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T04:11:10.886Z","title":"Authen::TOTP versions before 0.1.1 for Perl generate secrets using rand.","description":"Authen::TOTP versions before 0.1.1 for Perl generate secrets using rand.\n\nSecrets were generated using Perl's built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for security usage.","published":"2026-05-21T19:16:54.000Z","lastModified":"2026-07-23T16:10:00.000Z","status":"Deferred","sourceIdentifier":"9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-331"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00416,"percentile":0.35746,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/tchatzi/Authen-TOTP/commit/d04f30cc6538d77fc6b6d550da450cf3017b8561.patch","source":"9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e"},{"url":"https://metacpan.org/release/TCHATZI/Authen-TOTP-0.1.1/changes","source":"9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/15","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46473","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}