CVE-2026-9270
DataDog::DogStatsd versions through 0.07 for Perl allow metric injections
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.1 Critical
- Published
- Jun 5, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 8, 2026
- Reserved
- May 22, 2026
Description
DataDog::DogStatsd versions through 0.07 for Perl allow metric injections.
DataDog::DogStatsd does not properly sanitise input, allowing metric injections of data from untrusted sources.
The send_stats method does not remove newlines from metric names ($stat variable), allowing attackers to change the metric name prefix.
The send_stats method does not validate the content of the value ($delta variable), allowing attackers to inject metrics, especially from methods that do not restrict the data type for the value, such as set, gauge, count and histogram.
The send_stats method does not validate the content of the tags, which may contain newlines, pipes and colons that allow metric injections.
Note that the SYNOPSIS shows an example of passing a website form "loginName" parameter as a tag, which is unsafe.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.1 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
DataDog::DogStatsdBINARY |
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References
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