CVE-2026-11362

DataDog::DogStatsd versions through 0.07 for Perl allow metric injections from event tags

Published Jun 5, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
DataDog::DogStatsd versions through 0.07 for Perl allow metric injections from event tags.

DataDog::DogStatsd does not properly sanitise input, allowing metric injections of data from untrusted sources.

The format_event method (used by the event method) does not validate the content of the tags, which may contain commas (allowing tags to be injected) or newlines, pipes and colons that allow metric injections. (There is an ineffective s/|//g to remove pipes, but because the pipe is not escaped, it is interpreted as a regular expression metacharacter and has no effect.)

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Ensure that metric names, values and tags come from trusted sources or are properly sanitised.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Binary datadog\
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:binary:datadog\:\:dogstatsd:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
Vendors & Products Binary datadog\
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Binary
Binary datadog::dogstatsd
Vendors & Products Binary
Binary datadog::dogstatsd
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description DataDog::DogStatsd versions through 0.07 for Perl allow metric injections from event tags. DataDog::DogStatsd does not properly sanitise input, allowing metric injections of data from untrusted sources. The format_event method (used by the event method) does not validate the content of the tags, which may contain commas (allowing tags to be injected) or newlines, pipes and colons that allow metric injections. (There is an ineffective s/|//g to remove pipes, but because the pipe is not escaped, it is interpreted as a regular expression metacharacter and has no effect.)
Title DataDog::DogStatsd versions through 0.07 for Perl allow metric injections from event tags
Weaknesses CWE-150
CWE-93
References
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CPANSec
Published
Updated
Jun 8, 2026, 6:20 PM
Reserved
Jun 5, 2026, 11:42 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 5, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 11:10 PM