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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
2026-07-22
Advisory published
2026-06-04
Advisory updated
2026-07-22

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.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-46741 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46741

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-46741 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46741

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Mitigation or vendor reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46719

    9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e - Third Party Advisory

  • Mitigation or vendor reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46720

    9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e - Third Party Advisory

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.