CVE-2026-86219

libauthen-sasl-perl: Authen::SASL::Perl::DIGEST_MD5 versions before 2.2100 for Perl accept replayed authentication responses via unverifie...

CVE-2026-86219 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by libauthen-sasl-perl 2.2000-1ubuntu0.1, released September 6, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
9.8
critical
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0047
40th percentile

Authen::SASL::Perl::DIGEST_MD5 versions before 2.2100 for Perl accept replayed authentication responses via unverified nonce in server_step. server_start generates a fresh nonce and sends it in the challenge, and nothing later compares that value against the nonce the client returns. server_step derives the expected digest from the client's own parameters, so a response verifies whenever its digest matches the nonce it carries. The count table it also checks is keyed on the client-supplied nonce and starts empty in each new server object, so a captured first response, carrying `nc=00000001`, passes that too. RFC 2831 defines the nonce in the response as the value the server sent in the preceding challenge. An attacker who observes one successful `qop=auth` exchange can replay the captured response against a later session for the same service, host, realm and user, and authenticate as that user without knowing the password.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libauthen-sasl-perl · Debian 14 2.2000-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86219 Sep 12, 2026
libauthen-sasl-perl · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.1600-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 libauthen-sasl-perl 2.1600-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 Oct 1, 2026
libauthen-sasl-perl · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.1600-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 libauthen-sasl-perl 2.1600-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 Oct 1, 2026
libauthen-sasl-perl · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.1600-1.1ubuntu0.1 libauthen-sasl-perl 2.1600-1.1ubuntu0.1 Oct 1, 2026
libauthen-sasl-perl · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.1700-1ubuntu0.1 libauthen-sasl-perl 2.1700-1ubuntu0.1 Oct 1, 2026
libauthen-sasl-perl · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.2000-1ubuntu0.1 libauthen-sasl-perl 2.2000-1ubuntu0.1 Sep 6, 2026
perl-Authen-SASL · amzn 2023 2.16-23.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-3090 Sep 28, 2026
perl-Authen-SASL · opensuse-leap 16.0 2.170.0-160000.4.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21946-1 Sep 24, 2026
perl-Authen-SASL · sles 15.6 2.16-150000.1.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4302-1 Sep 23, 2026
perl-Authen-SASL · sles 15.7 2.16-150000.1.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4302-1 Sep 23, 2026
perl-Authen-SASL · sles 16.0 2.170.0-160000.4.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23913-1 Sep 24, 2026

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