CVE-2026-18536 Data::Entropy versions before 0.010 for Perl read remote entropy sources over plain HTTP

Data::Entropy versions before 0.010 for Perl read remote entropy sources over plain HTTP. The Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomOrg and Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomnumbersInfo remote sources are accessed over plain HTTP. The Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomOrg integrity check trivially matches...

CVE-2026-18536 Data::Entropy versions before 0.010 for Perl read remote entropy sources over plain HTTP

Data::Entropy versions before 0.010 for Perl read remote entropy sources over plain HTTP. The Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomOrg and Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomnumbersInfo remote sources are accessed over plain HTTP. The Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomOrg integrity check trivially matches...

CVE-2026-18536

CVE-2026-18536 affects Data::Entropy versions before 0.010 for Perl. The modules read remote entropy sources over plain HTTP (RandomOrg and RandomnumbersInfo). The remote sources’ integrity checks are weak, trivially matching any non-empty string, enabling an on-path attacker (e.g., open Wi‑Fi, c...