What is CVE-2026-45179?

CVE-2026-45179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rrwo Plack::middleware::statsd, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2026-45179?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Rrwo Plack::middleware::statsd

CVE-2026-45179

Plack::Middleware::Statsd versions before 0.9.0 for Perl may leak user IP addresses. If the communication channel to the statsd daemon is not secured (for example, by sending UDP packets to a host on another network), then users' IP addre…

EPSS: 0.000 (0.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Rrwo Plack::middleware::statsd — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (vendor-advisory)
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (release-notes)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45179?: CVE-2026-45179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rrwo Plack::middleware::statsd, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-45179?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.