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CVE-2026-46741 SANBEG CVE debrief

CVE-2026-46741 is a HIGH severity vulnerability in Etsy::StatsD versions through 1.002002 for Perl. The vulnerability allows metric injections due to unchecked metric names and values for newlines, colons, or pipes. Metrics generated from untrusted sources could inject additional statsd metrics. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 7.5. The vulnerability was published on [cvePublishedAt] and last modified on [cveModifiedAt].

Vendor
SANBEG
Product
Etsy::StatsD
CVSS
HIGH 7.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-04
Original CVE updated
2026-06-08
Advisory published
2026-06-04
Advisory updated
2026-06-08

Who should care

Users of Etsy::StatsD versions through 1.002002 for Perl should be aware of this vulnerability and take steps to mitigate it.

Technical summary

The Etsy::StatsD library for Perl does not properly sanitize metric names and values, allowing for potential metric injections. This could lead to unauthorized metric creation or modification.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update to a version of Etsy::StatsD that checks for and prevents metric injections.
  • Validate and sanitize all metric names and values from untrusted sources.
  • Monitor statsd metrics for anomalies that could indicate an injection attack.

Evidence notes

The CVE record and NVD detail provide evidence of the vulnerability and its potential impact.

Official resources

CVE-2026-46741 was published on 2026-06-04T17:16:32.790Z and last modified on 2026-06-08T16:33:05.893Z.