What is CVE-2024-57854?

CVE-2024-57854 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dougdude Net\, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-57854?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dougdude Net\

CVE-2024-57854

Net::NSCA::Client versions through 0.009002 for Perl uses a poor random number generator. Version v0.003 switched to use Data::Rand::Obscure instead of Crypt::Random for generation of a random initialisation vectors. Data::Rand::Obscure uses Perl's built-in rand() function, which is not suitable for cryptographic functions.

Published 2026-03-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-338 — Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

References

9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (Product, Issue Tracking)
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (Patch, patch)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57854?: CVE-2024-57854 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dougdude Net\, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-57854?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.