# CVE-2026-6146: Amazon::Credentials versions through 1.2.0 for Perl uses rand to generate encryption keys

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-11 · Updated: 2026-05-13

## Affected

- Amazon-Credentials: through 1.2.0

## Description

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, the secrets were encrypted using a 64-bit key that was generated using the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Amazon-Credentials, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/BIGFOOT/Amazon-Credentials-1.2.0/source/lib/Amazon/Credentials.pm#L1415-1418
- https://metacpan.org/release/BIGFOOT/Amazon-Credentials-1.3.0/changes

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