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Fencer Vulns
high 7.3

CVE-2026-8788 json

Net::Statsd::Lite versions through 0.10.0 for Perl allowed metric injections

published 2026-05-18 5 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 13 d ago also EUVD-2026-30739

cvss
7.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
5 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

  • RRWO Net::Statsd::Lite

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-93 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences
  • CWE-150 Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences

References

Sources

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