CVE-2026-50638

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.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://metacpan.org/release/PEVANS/Metrics-Any-Adapter-Statsd-0.04/changes	Release Notes
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50637	Third Party Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50639	Third Party Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9270	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pevans:metrics\:\:any\:\:adapter\:\:dogstatsd:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-10 19:16

Updated : 2026-06-24 14:43

NVD link : CVE-2026-50638

Mitre link : CVE-2026-50638

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-50638

JSON object : View

Products Affected

pevans

metrics\

CWE

CWE-93

Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')

CWE-150

Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences

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