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.
Problem types
CWE-93 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences
Product status
Any version
Timeline
| 2026-05-14: | Issue reported to CPANSec |
| 2026-05-15: | Author notified |
| 2026-05-16: | Fix released for CVE-2026-46719 |
| 2026-05-17: | CVE-2026-8788 identified by author |
| 2025-05-17: | Fix released for CVE-2026-8788 |
References
metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Net-Statsd-Lite-v0.10.1/changes
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46719