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CVE-2026-6146: Amazon::Credentials versions through 1.2.0 for Perl uses rand to generate encryption keys

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-11 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-338

Description

Amazon::Credentials versions through 1.2.0 for Perl uses rand to generate encryption keys. Amazon::Credentials stores credentials in an obfuscated form to prevent access to the secrets from a data dump of the object. Before version 1.3.0, the secrets were encrypted using a 64-bit key that was generated using the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography.

Affected products

• BIGFOOT Amazon::Credentials: through 1.2.0

References

• https://metacpan.org/release/BIGFOOT/Amazon-Credentials-1.2.0/source/lib/Amazon/Credentials.pm#L1415-1418
• https://metacpan.org/release/BIGFOOT/Amazon-Credentials-1.3.0/changes
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/11/15

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