What is CVE-2026-8788?

CVE-2026-8788 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rrwo Net::statsd::lite, classified under CRLF Injection. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-05-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-8788?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Rrwo Net::statsd::lite

CVE-2026-8788

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 metri…

Vulnerability class: CRLF Injection

EPSS: 0.001 (17.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: 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 — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-93 — CRLF Injection

References

9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (release-notes)
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (related)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8788?: CVE-2026-8788 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rrwo Net::statsd::lite, classified under CRLF Injection. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-8788?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.