CVE 9.1 CRITICAL

DataDog::DogStatsd versions through 0.07 for Perl allow metric injections_CVE-2026-9270

9.1 / 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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.

AI Analysis

Metric injections are allowed due to improper input sanitization in DataDog::DogStatsd versions through 0.07 for Perl.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-9270
Source CPANSec
Published Jun 5, 2026 at 14:49
Modified Jun 8, 2026 at 18:17

Affected Product

Vendor DataDog
Product DataDog::DogStatsd
Version 0.07
Affected Versions BINARY DataDog::DogStatsd 0

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 9.1 / 10
AI Severity Critical
Vendor DataDog
Product DataDog::DogStatsd
Version 0.07

References

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