CVE-2026-502777.5HighCWE-770

CVE-2026-50277: dd-trace-cpp: Improper parsing of W3C baggage headers may lead to DoS

DataDog · dd-trace-cpp

Affected: DataDog dd-trace-cpp · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

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0.8%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

56th percentile

050100

Higher than 56% of scored CVEs

7.5HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Affected products1

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DataDog · dd-trace-cpp< 2.1.0

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Allocation Without Limits · Denial of Service
Vendor: DataDog
Published: September 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), September 2026

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