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    Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication: Observable Timing Discrepancy (CVE-2026-74846)

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    What is affected, what to do

    Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10029 for Perl allow timing attacks on stored passwords via eq comparisons in the legacy password verifier. CVE-2026-5091 was fixed in the realm-based verifier.

    Update Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication to version 0.10029.

    Affected
    • Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication lt *..0.10029
    Fixed in
    • Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication 0.10029

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    CWE-208

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    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10029 for Perl allow timing attacks on stored passwords via eq comparisons in the legacy password verifier. CVE-2026-5091 was fixed in the realm-based verifier. The legacy verifier, used by the deprecated login method, compares clear-text passwords, crypt hashes and base64 digests with eq, so the comparison time depends on how many leading bytes match. A remote attacker can use response-time differences to guess the stored password or hash.

    Source: NVD (NIST), cvelistv5

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    —Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication
    • < 0.10029
    • 0.10029

    Weakness classes (CWE)

    • CWE-208Observable Timing Discrepancy

      Base

      Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.

      Entry at MITRE CWE-208

    References & sources

    • github.comperl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/ba4435f1fa6…Patch
    • metacpan.orgrelease/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10029/changesRelease notes
    • CVE.org (MITRE)CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5091

    Changes to this CVE

    Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).

    1. ReceivedCPANSec

      Weakness type: CWE-208

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      Descriptionadded
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      Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10029 for Perl allow timing attacks on stored passwords via eq comparisons in the legacy password verifier. CVE-2026-5091 was fixed in the realm-based verifier. The legacy verifier, used by the deprecated login method, compares clear-text passwords, crypt hashes and base64 digests with eq, so the comparison time depends on how many leading bytes match. A remote attacker can use response-time differences to guess the stored password or hash.
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      CWE-208
      Affected versions (publisher)added
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      New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/74xxx/CVE-2026-74846.json">CVE-2026-74846</a>
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      https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication/commit/ba4435f1fa6b641e6c8793c88b5433afa83ceafa.patch
      Referenceadded
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      https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication-0.10029/changes
      Referenceadded
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      https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5091

      Source identifier: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

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