CVE-2026-8721
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2026-05-17

Last updated on: 2026-05-18

Assigner: CPANSec

Description
Crypt::OpenSSL::PKCS12 versions through 1.94 for Perl truncates passwords with embedded NULLs. Password parameters in PKCS12.xs are declared char *, which routes through Perl's default typemap to SvPV_nolen. The Perl length is discarded. The C code (or OpenSSL internally) calls strlen() on the buffer. Any password byte at or after the first NULL is silently dropped. Binary / KDF-derived / HMAC-derived passwords lose entropy without any warnings.
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Published
2026-05-17
Last Modified
2026-05-18
Generated
2026-06-10
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-08
NVD
CVE-2026-8721
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CWE ID Description
CWE-170 The product does not terminate or incorrectly terminates a string or array with a null character or equivalent terminator.
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