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Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-50638

CVE-2026-50638

PEVANS Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd — Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd versions before 0.04 for Perl does not protect against metric injections

EPSS 0.3%CVSS 9.1
critical.is priorityof 100
33
CVSS 9.1 (ADP)9.1 / 10 × 3027.3Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 27.9.279 × 205.6No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd versions before 0.04 for Perl does not protect against metric injections. The statsd protocol (and extensions such as dogstatsd) allow mutiple metrics, separated by newlines, to be sent per packet. Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd which extends Metrics::Any::Adapter::Statsd, which has a similar vulnerability. In addition, the _tags function does not check tags for newlines or statsd control characters. The tags can be used for metric injections.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd< 0.040.04CNA

Scores by source

CISA ADP9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

References

refmetacpan.org/release/PEVANS/Metrics-Any-Adapter-Statsd-0.04/changesrefcve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9270refcve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50637refcve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50639