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    CVE-2026-18536 (GCVE-0-2026-18536)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-01 10:35 – Updated: 2026-08-03 19:55
    VLAI
    Title
    Data::Entropy versions before 0.010 for Perl read remote entropy sources over plain HTTP
    Summary
    Data::Entropy versions before 0.010 for Perl read remote entropy sources over plain HTTP. The Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomOrg and Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomnumbersInfo remote sources are accessed over plain HTTP. The Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomOrg integrity check trivially matches any non-empty byte string. Any on-path attacker, such as open WiFi, a compromised ISP, captive portal, or a hostile egress proxy substitutes the response and thereby chooses the bytes returned by rand_bits and rand_int for every application that selected one of these sources via with_entropy_source. The _checkbuf method response is equally attacker-controlled, so the retry/sleep behaviour is steerable too.
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
    CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
    CWE
    • CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
    • CWE-353 - Missing Support for Integrity Check
    Assigner
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    RRWO Data::Entropy Affected: 0 , < 0.010 (custom)
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