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CVE-2026-74846VulnerabilityPublished

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10029 for Perl allow timing attacks on stored passwords via eq

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-74846· High

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 0.10029 soon.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 10:44 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.10029

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Catalyst-Plugin-Authentication (Perl module) to 0.10029.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Catalyst-Plugin-AuthenticationAffected
  • <0.10029
Fixed in
  • 0.10029
CPANCatalyst-Plugin-Authenticationpkg:cpan/Catalyst-Plugin-AuthenticationOther threatsAffected
  • <0.10029
Fixed in
  • 0.10029

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication to version 0.10029 or later, which addresses this timing attack vulnerability by fixing the legacy verifier. Avoid using the deprecated legacy login method and switch to the realm-based verifier that has been fixed. No other mitigation is indicated.

Description

Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10029 for Perl contain a timing attack vulnerability in the legacy password verifier. The legacy verifier uses eq comparisons for clear-text passwords, crypt hashes, and base64 digests, causing comparison time to vary based on matching leading bytes. This allows a remote attacker to infer stored passwords or hashes by measuring response times. The issue was fixed in the realm-based verifier but remains in the deprecated legacy verifier.

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