CVE-2026-2439CRITICAL 9.8EPSS p31.9%
CVE-2026-2439CVE-2026-2439
Description
Concierge::Sessions versions from 0.8.1 before 0.8.5 for Perl generate insecure session ids. The generate_session_id function in Concierge::Sessions::Base defaults to using the uuidgen command to generate a UUID, with a fallback to using Perl's built-in rand function. Neither of these methods are secure, and attackers are able to guess session_ids that can grant them access to systems. Specifically,
* There is no warning when uuidgen fails. The software can be quietly using the fallback rand() function with no warnings if the command fails for any reason.
* The uuidgen command will generate a time-based UUID if the system does not have a high-quality random number source, because the call does not explicitly specify the --random option. Note that the system time is shared in HTTP responses.
* UUIDs are identifiers whose mere possession grants access, as per RFC 9562.
* The output of the built-in rand() function is predictable and unsuitable for security applications.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.40% probability of exploitation · percentile 31.9% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z |
| Published | 2026-02-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-03-10 |
Underlying weaknesses· 2
References
- https://github.com/bwva/Concierge-Sessions/commit/20bb28e92e8fba307c4ff8264701c215be65e73b
- https://metacpan.org/release/BVA/Concierge-Sessions-v0.8.4/diff/BVA/Concierge-Sessions-v0.8.5#lib/Concierge/Sessions/Base.pm
- https://perldoc.perl.org/5.42.0/functions/rand
- https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html
- https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9562.html#name-security-considerations
2
| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)cwe-338 | 0% | live |
| Weakness | Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifierscwe-340 | 0% | live |
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