CVE-2026-50270 Datadog dd-trace-java - Denial of Service

Datadog dd-trace-java < 1.62.0 contains a denial of service caused by lack of enforcement of baggage size limits during W3C baggage extraction, letting remote unauthenticated attackers cause unbounded CPU and memory consumption, exploit requires sending crafted baggage HTTP headers.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.79% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Denial of Service
Impact
Denial Of Service
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
14 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-770

Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 1.62.0 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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