What is CVE-2026-6146?

CVE-2026-6146 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bigfoot Amazon::credentials, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-6146?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Bigfoot Amazon::credentials

CVE-2026-6146

Amazon::Credentials versions through 1.2.0 for Perl uses rand to generate encryption keys. Amazon::Credentials stores credentials in an obfuscated form to prevent access to the secrets from a data dump of the object. Before version 1.3.0…

EPSS: 0.000 (8.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Bigfoot Amazon::credentials — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-6146?: CVE-2026-6146 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bigfoot Amazon::credentials, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-6146?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.