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CVE-2026-118991

CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl encrypt configuration backups with the padded password as the AES key

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Severity and exploitation

Not in CISA KEV

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KEV checked 15/11/2026, 01:50:31 UTC
CISA-ADP · CVSS:3.1 · 7.5
Assessment vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity

high7.5

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Known exploitation

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Public exploit

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Remediation

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What this means

CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl use the padded password as the AES key to encrypt configuration backups, allowing an attacker with access to a backup to recover its password through fast offline guessing. The weakness is due to insufficient computational effort in password hashing. This affects all versions before 0.62.0.

Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.

Attack conditions

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Affected versions

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CallBackery

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pkg:cpan/CallBackery

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0 → before 0.62.0

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What to do

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Upgrade to CallBackery 0.62.0 or later.

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Public exploit evidence

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Original source description

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CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl encrypt configuration backups with the padded password as the AES key.

getCrypt() pads the backup password with "x" characters and cuts it to 32 bytes to form the AES key, with no salt and no key derivation. The first block of a backup holds a 16 hex digit length field, so decrypting one block confirms a password guess at raw AES speed.

An attacker who obtains a backup can recover its password by fast offline guessing, and with it every credential the backup holds.

References

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metacpan.org/release/OETIKER/CallBackery-0.62.0/changes
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CVE-2026-118991

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Underlying weaknesses

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CWE-916 ↗

CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

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2026-10-30
CISA-ADP

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2026-11-06

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  1. CVE · CVE-2026-118991

    Observed 2026-11-06T18:04:00.262Z · upstream updated 2026-11-06T16:50:25.145Z

    Severity assessment changed

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    "source": "CISA-ADP",
    "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
    "score": 7.5
  }
]
    Prioritization updated

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  {
    "source": "CISA-ADP",
    "type": "SSVC",
    "role": "CISA Coordinator",
    "timestamp": "2026-11-06T16:49:57.530049Z",
    "decisions": [
      {
        "name": "Exploitation",
        "value": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Automatable",
        "value": "yes"
      },
      {
        "name": "Technical Impact",
        "value": "partial"
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