Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-50638 · published 10 June 2026
CVE-2026-50638: Pevans metrics\ vulnerability
Pevans · Metrics\
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.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-50638), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.