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TI-2026-37328 Aliases CVE-2026-50638GHSA-m93c-ch8c-q8cj

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

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-150Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00343 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd (PEVANS): 0.04

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PEVANSMetrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsdbefore 0.040.04Patch availableCNA
  • Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd VendorPEVANS Affected before 0.04 Fixed in 0.04 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pevans:metrics\:\:any\:\:adapter\:\:dogstatsd:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* any\VulnerablePEVANS
  • cpe:2.3:a:pevans:metrics\:\:any\:\:adapter\:\:dogstatsd:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* Versions any\ Vulnerable ·PEVANS

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd (PEVANS) Fixed in 0.04

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50638
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m93c-ch8c-q8cj

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2026-37327 Metrics::Any::Adapter::Statsd versions before 0.04 for Perl does not protect against… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2026-37329 Metrics::Any::Adapter::SignalFx versions before 0.04 for Perl does not protect against… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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