What is CVE-2026-5080?

CVE-2026-5080 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bigpresh Dancer::session::abstract, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-04-30.

How severe is CVE-2026-5080?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Bigpresh Dancer::session::abstract

CVE-2026-5080

Dancer::Session::Abstract versions through 1.3522 for Perl generates session ids insecurely. The session id is generated from summing the character codepoints of the absolute pathname with the process id, the epoch time and calls to the b…

EPSS: 0.001 (17.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Bigpresh Dancer::session::abstract — versions 0
Perldancer Dancer\ — versions \

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5080?: CVE-2026-5080 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bigpresh Dancer::session::abstract, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-04-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-5080?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.