Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-13577

Published
20 July 2026
Modified
22 July 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 8.2
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0045 38th percentile
Risk Priority 61 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2026-13577 is a high-severity PRNG (CWE-338) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Brute Force (T1110); ranked at the 38th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SC-12 (Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Dancer2 versions through 2.1.0 for Perl generate insecure session ids when required CSPRNG modules are unavailable. Dancer2::Core::Role::SessionFactory::generate_id silently falls back to a built-in rand-derived session id unless both Math::Random::ISAAC::XS and Crypt::URandom are available. The fallback session id is generated from…

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a SHA-1 hash of a call to the built-in rand function, the absolute path of the Dancer2::Core::Role::SessionFactory module, an internal counter, the process id, the module instance memory address, and a shuffled string of characters (using the List::Util::shuffle function, which also uses the built-in rand function). These are all low-entropy and easily guessed sources. The built-in rand() function is seeded with 32-bits and considered unsuitable for security applications. Predictable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1110 Brute Force Credential Access
Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.
T1185 Browser Session Hijacking Collection
Adversaries may take advantage of security vulnerabilities and inherent functionality in browser software to change content, modify user-behaviors, and intercept information as part of various browser session hijacking techniques.
T1558 Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to subvert Kerberos authentication by stealing or forging Kerberos tickets to enable [Pass the Ticket](https://attack.
T1606 Forge Web Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may forge credential materials that can be used to gain access to web applications or Internet services.
T1606.001 Web Cookies Credential Access
Adversaries may forge web cookies that can be used to gain access to web applications or Internet services.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-40932Shared CWE-338, CWE-340
CVE-2026-5082Shared CWE-338, CWE-340
CVE-2025-40933Shared CWE-338, CWE-340
CVE-2026-8503Shared CWE-338, CWE-340
CVE-2026-5080Shared CWE-338, CWE-340
CVE-2026-5083Shared CWE-338, CWE-340
CVE-2025-40924Shared CWE-338, CWE-340
CVE-2026-5085Shared CWE-338, CWE-340
CVE-2026-9733Shared CWE-338, CWE-340
CVE-2025-40925Shared CWE-338, CWE-340

Affected Assets

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Dancer2
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 9 hardening rules · 4 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V7.2.3
  • V11.5.1
  • V11.3.4

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Requiring specific approved cryptography for protection directly mandates use of strong PRNGs instead of weak ones.

Developer testing and evaluation can discover predictable number generation through targeted analysis or fuzzing of identifier creation routines.

Cryptographic key establishment and management mandates proper entropy and randomness during generation, directly stopping predictable identifiers at the source.

Authenticator management requires secure initial distribution and handling of authenticators, structurally preventing predictable values from being usable.

Engineering principles applied during design and development include selection of cryptographically strong random number generation.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices explicitly require cryptographically strong RNG selection and usage in security contexts.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Mandates use of approved cryptographic controls, directly requiring cryptographically strong RNGs.

prevents

Secure SDLC processes should catch weak PRNG usage during design and code review.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify cryptographically strong random number generation.

prevents

Secure engineering principles include selection of appropriate cryptographic primitives.

prevents

Secure coding standards prohibit use of weak PRNGs in security contexts.

finds

Security testing can detect use of weak random number generators.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (higher-evidence rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 8 (3 rules)
  • V-248524 OL 8 must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography for the following: To provision digital signatures, to generate cryptographic hashes, and to protect data requiring data-at-rest protections in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards. prevents CWE-340
  • V-248563 The OL 8 SSH server must be configured to use strong entropy. prevents CWE-338
  • V-248600 OL 8 must have the packages required to use the hardware random number generator entropy gatherer service. prevents CWE-340
RHEL 7 (1 rule)
  • V-204497 The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography for the following: to provision digital signatures, to generate cryptographic hashes, and to protect data requiring data-at-rest protections in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards. prevents CWE-340
RHEL 8 (2 rules)
  • V-230253 RHEL 8 must ensure the SSH server uses strong entropy. prevents CWE-338
  • V-244527 RHEL 8 must have the packages required to use the hardware random number generator entropy gatherer service. prevents CWE-340
Ubuntu 22.04 (1 rule)
  • V-260650 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to protect classified information and for the following: To provision digital signatures, to generate cryptographic hashes, and to protect unclassified information requiring confidentiality and cryptographic protection in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards. prevents CWE-338

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