CVE-2026-74846

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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.

CVSS — (—)

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

0.0–3.5/10

Missing inputs: range of priority

Evidence confidence: Insufficient evidence

Why this priority?

Fresh EPSS: 0.27%: +0.01

Technical severity unavailable

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 1 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)

0/100

Press, 30 days (60%)

0/100

Grounded branding (15%)

0/100

HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Latest Vulnerabilities

Technical advisory · 03 Nov 2026, 08:17 · CVE-2026-74846 - Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication versions before 0.10029 for Perl allow timing attacks on stored passwords via eq comparisons in the legacy password verifier

Score evolution

● Hype ● Reality

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 0.0 (2026-11-03 14:09). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs. Published 5 days ago. Exploitation evidence usually takes weeks to show up: a low reality score can mean there is no data yet, not that the flaw is mild.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence: Insufficient evidence
Priority basis: Exploitation in attacks unconfirmed; severity unavailable; EPSS 0.3%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: Not available as a validated CVSS vector..
Observed activity: No exploitation observation is recorded.
Known scale: Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis: Insufficient evidence

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 14:00:24.102380+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

Published

03 Nov 2026, 07:51

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 14:00