Resource exhaustion in Datadog Dd-trace-js
CVE-2026-50272
dd-trace is the Datadog APM client for Node.js. Prior to 5.100.0, W3C baggage propagation in packages/dd-trace/src/baggage.js and packages/dd-trace/src/opentracing/propagation/text_map.js parsed incoming baggage HTTP headers without enforc…
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Datadog Dd-trace-js — versions < 5.100.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-50272?
- CVE-2026-50272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Datadog Dd-trace-js, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-50272?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.