CVE-2026-12205 | Crypt::DSA versions before 1.21 for Perl reused the nonce across signatures, leading to private-key recovery

Crypt::DSA versions before 1.21 for Perl reused the nonce across signatures, leading to private-key recovery. Crypt::DSA::sign caches the per-signature nonce material in the Key object without ever clearing it. The first sign() on a Key object picks a nonce, and every later sign() on that same object reuses it, producing an identical "r". Keys used to sign more than once with an affected version should be considered compromised.

Published: 2026-06-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-12205 is rated Low Risk (20.5/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-12205

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-17 0.17% 0.29% +0.12%
2 2026-06-16 0.17%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-12205

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-12205

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-12205

GHSA-88g7-87jg-w4q9 · Severity: critical — Crypt::DSA versions before 1.21 for Perl reused the nonce across signatures, leading to private...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-12205

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debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-12205 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libcrypt-dsa-perl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 4, resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-12205

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-12205

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References for CVE-2026-12205

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