CVE-2026-50638

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-50638?

Upgrade metrics\ to 0.04 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-50638 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-50638 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.34% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 27% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-50638?

CVE-2026-50638 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-50638 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for metrics\ (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICAL

9.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-93 CWE-150

How to fix

Remediation Available

metrics\NVD

Affected:< 0.04Fixed in:0.04CVE-2026-50638derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory3

Release Notes1

metacpan.org

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-50638?

Upgrade metrics\ to 0.04 or later.

Is CVE-2026-50638 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-50638 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.34% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 27% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-50638?

CVE-2026-50638 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-50638 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for metrics\ (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-24.