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Critical · 9.1 CVE-2026-50638 EUVD-2026-36105GHSA-m93c-ch8c-q8cj

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

Published Jun 10, 2026 · Updated Jun 19, 2026 · Assigned by CPANSec

Description

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 products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
PEVANS Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd < 0.04 0.04

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