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CVE-2026-8788: Net::Statsd::Lite versions through 0.10.0 for Perl allowed metric injections

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-18 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-93

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.

Affected products

• RRWO Net::Statsd::Lite: through 0.10.0

References

• https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Net-Statsd-Lite-v0.10.1/changes
• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46719

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