# CVE-2026-46741: Etsy::StatsD versions through 1.002002 for Perl allow metric injections

> Attackers can inject arbitrary statsd metrics via untrusted input due to lack of validation for special characters in metric names and values.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mcvm-9xxc-24jx

## What is CVE-2026-46741?

CVE-2026-46741 is a high-severity vulnerability in SANBEG Etsy::StatsD, published on 4 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Etsy::StatsD versions through 1.002002 for Perl allow metric injections.

The metric names and values are not checked for newlines, colons or pipes. Metrics generated from untrusted sources could inject additional statsd metrics.

Note that the git repository contains an unreleased version with the gauge and set methods that also do not check for potential metric injections.

Weakness: CWE-93 (Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences), CWE-150 (Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46741?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sanbeg Etsy\.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-46741?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-46741 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-46741 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-46741 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-46741 is a high-severity vulnerability in SANBEG Etsy::StatsD, published on 4 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SANBEG Etsy::StatsD. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46741/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46741/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46741
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46741
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46741

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46741/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.