Metrics::Any::Adapter::SignalFx versions before 0.04 for Perl does not protect against…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Metrics::Any::Adapter::SignalFx 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::SignalFx which extends Metrics::Any::Adapter::Statsd, which has a similar vulnerability. In addition, the _labels function does not check tags labels newlines or statsd control characters. The labels can be used for metric injections.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Metrics::Any::Adapter::SignalFx (PEVANS) Fixed in 0.04
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50639
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xr5m-f4c4-pqjm
References
More PEVANS Metrics vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-37327 Metrics::Any::Adapter::Statsd versions before 0.04 for Perl does not protect against… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-37328 Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd versions before 0.04 for Perl does not protect against… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-50639 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-50639 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xr5m-f4c4-pqjm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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