# CVE-2026-3256: HTTP::Session versions before 0.54 for Perl defaults to using insecurely generated session ids

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.54
- Published: 2026-03-28 · Updated: 2026-06-29

## Affected

- http-session: fixed in 0.54

## Description

HTTP::Session versions before 0.54 for Perl defaults to using insecurely generated session ids. HTTP::Session defaults to using HTTP::Session::ID::SHA1 to generate session ids using a SHA-1 hash seeded with the built-in rand function, the high resolution epoch time, and the PID. The PID will come from a small set of numbers, and the epoch time may be guessed, if it is not leaked from the HTTP Date header. The built-in rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic usage. The distribution includes HTTP::session::ID::MD5 which contains a similar flaw, but uses the MD5 hash instead.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on http-session, upgrade to a fixed version (0.54) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/KTAT/http-session-0.53/source/lib/HTTP/Session/ID/SHA1.pm
- https://metacpan.org/release/KTAT/http-session-0.53/source/lib/HTTP/Session/ID/MD5.pm
- https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html
- https://metacpan.org/release/TOKUHIROM/http-session-0.54/changes

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