Apache CVE-2026-5088

We need to produce a comprehensive JSON object. All fields must be plain text strings. We synthesize from the provided data.

Given data:

• CVE-2026-5088
• Description: Apache::API::Password versions through v0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts. The _make_salt and _make_salt_bcrypt methods will attempt to load Crypt::URandom and then Bytes::Random::Secure to generate random bytes for the salt. If those modules are unavailable, it will simply return 16 bytes generated with Perl's built-in rand function. The rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic use. These salts are used for password hashing.
• CVSS Score: 7.5
• CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
• CWE: CWE-338 (Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG))
• EPSS: 0.02% (percentile 4%)
• Reported by: CPANSec
• CPE: cpe:2.3:a:jdeguest:apache::api::password:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (probably means Apache::API::Password all versions up to v0.5.2)
• Tags: Apache, Information Disclosure
• SSVC: Exploitation: none, Automatable: yes, Technical Impact: partial
• ENISA EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-22840
• Affected versions (EUVD): ["Apache::API::Password 0 ≤ v0.5.2"]
• References:

[cveorg] changes file for v0.5.3: https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.3/changes [cveorg] v0.5.2 view of Password.pod: https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.2/view/lib/Apache2/API/Password.pod [cveorg] security guide: https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html [cveorg] Crypt::URandom pod: https://metacpan.org/pod/Crypt::URandom [vuldb] advisory: https://vuldb.com/vuln/357672 [nvd] oss-security list post 1: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/4 [nvd] oss-security list post 2: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/5 [euvd] advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5088

We need to extract the fix: According to the changes reference, it points to Apache2-API-v0.5.3 chan