01 Record
CVE-2026-3256
HTTP::Session versions before 0.54 for Perl defaults to using insecurely generated session ids
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: CPANSec
CNA base score9.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
HTTP::Session versions before 0.54 for Perl defaults to using insecurely generated session ids
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 45.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-29.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-03-28 18:52Z7 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-06-29 06:50Z4 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-02-26
- Assigning CNA
- CPANSec
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- bb46d82103413e06c54beeb912fb1c4cdb013fa94f0c72b11cf628ea885cf7f1
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- metacpan.orghttps://metacpan.org/release/KTAT/http-session-0.53/source/lib/HTTP/Session/ID/SHA1.pm
- metacpan.orghttps://metacpan.org/release/KTAT/http-session-0.53/source/lib/HTTP/Session/ID/MD5.pm
- security.metacpan.orghttps://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html
- metacpan.orghttps://metacpan.org/release/TOKUHIROM/http-session-0.54/changes
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/28/5
07 Remediation
Upgrade to version 0.54 or later. Note that HTTP::Session as of version 0.54 is deprecated. Users should migrate their applications to alternative solutions.