CVE-2026-8503

UNKNOWN 0.0

Apache::Session::Generate::SHA256 versions before 1.3.19 for Perl create insecure session ids

CVSS Score

0.0

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Apache::Session::Generate::SHA256 versions before 1.3.19 for Perl create insecure session ids. Apache::Session::Generate::SHA256 generated session ids insecurely. The default session id generator returns a SHA-256 hash of the built-in rand() function, the epoch time, and the PID, that is hashed again. These are predictable, low-entropy sources. Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems. Note that version 1.3.19 has a fallback without warning to use insecure session generation method if the call to Crypt::URandom::urandom fails. However, this is unlikely as Crypt::URandom is a hardcoded requirement of the module. This issue is similar to CVE-2025-40931 for Apache::Session::Generate::MD5.

CWE	CWE-340 CWE-338
Vendor	guimard
Product	apache::session::generate::sha256
Published	May 15, 2026

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Affected Versions

GUIMARD / Apache::Session::Generate::SHA256

0 < 1.3.19

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

metacpan.org: https://metacpan.org/release/GUIMARD/Apache-Session-Browseable-1.3.19/changes metacpan.org: https://metacpan.org/release/GUIMARD/Apache-Session-Browseable-1.3.19/diff/GUIMARD/Apache-Session-Browseable-1.3.18#lib/Apache/Session/Generate/SHA256.pm github.com: https://github.com/LemonLDAPNG/Apache-Session-Browseable/commit/cc915cbbd266776eec3dd8bf4748b15fa827dbd0.patch cve.org: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40931 cve.org: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40932