CVE-2026-8788

7.3 HIGH
Published: May 18, 2026 Modified: May 19, 2026
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Description

Net::Statsd::Lite versions through 0.10.0 for Perl allowed metric injections. The values from the set_add method were not checked for newlines, colons or pipes. Metrics generated from untrusted sources could inject additional statsd metrics. Note that version 0.9.0 fixed a similar issue CVE-2026-46719 for metric names.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Net-Statsd-Lite-v0.10.1/changes
Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46719
Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
13th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)