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CVE-2026-50277NVD

Description

dd-trace-cpp is the Datadog distributed tracing library for C++. Prior to 2.1.0, dd-trace-cpp parses incoming W3C baggage headers without enforcing DD_TRACE_BAGGAGE_MAX_ITEMS or DD_TRACE_BAGGAGE_MAX_BYTES on the extraction path, even though those limits are enforced during injection. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a header containing many comma-separated key-value pairs or one very large value, causing per-request hash-map allocation and unbounded CPU and memory consumption. Baggage extraction is enabled by default in most affected tracers unless baggage is removed from DD_TRACE_PROPAGATION_STYLE or DD_TRACE_PROPAGATION_STYLE_EXTRACT, so affected internet-facing services can be denied service. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.0.
Severity Level
HIGH (7.5)
Published Date
17/09/2026
Last Modified
17/09/2026
Exploitation Status
????
EPSS Score
0.56% (percentile 45.5%)

CVSS Base Metrics

CVSS v3 (3.1)
HIGH 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770 - CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Affected & Patched Versions

ProductAffected VersionsPatched Version
DataDog dd-trace-cpp< 2.1.0N/A
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