Vulnerability in Binary Datadog\
CVE-2026-9270
DataDog::DogStatsd versions through 0.07 for Perl allow metric injections. DataDog::DogStatsd does not properly sanitise input, allowing metric injections of data from untrusted sources. The send_stats method does not remove newlines from metric names ($stat variable), allowing attackers to change the metric name prefix. The send_stats method does not validate the content of the value ($delta variable), allowing attackers to inject metrics, especially from methods that do not restrict the data type for the value, such as set, gauge, count and histogram. The send_stats method does not validate the content of the tags, which may contain newlines, pipes and colons that allow metric injections. Note that the SYNOPSIS shows an example of passing a website form "loginName" parameter as a tag, which is unsafe.
Vulnerability class: CRLF Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (44.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Binary Datadog\ — versions \
- Binary Datadog::dogstatsd — versions 0
- Binary Datadog\:\:dogstatsd
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (Third Party Advisory)
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (Third Party Advisory)
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-9270?
- CVE-2026-9270 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Binary Datadog\, classified under CRLF Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2026-9270?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.