High severity · published Oct 26, 2026
CVE-2026-116589
Datadog dd-trace-py: IAST instrumentation can lead to application DOS
New
8.2
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Datadog dd-trace-py is the Datadog Python APM client. From 3.13.0 until 4.15.5, the IAST string-processing instrumentation does not properly handle certain internal errors while old-style % string formatting processes attacker-controlled input. An unhandled error can terminate the Python process and interrupt the work it is handling. Exploitation requires IAST to be enabled, which is not the default, and application code to apply the affected formatting operation to attacker-controlled input. This issue is fixed in version 4.15.5.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DD
dd-trace-py · DataDog
>= 3.13.0, < 4.15.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116589
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116589
github.com
https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/commit/69dc19853247434ceab83e0c1c4e279a2eb2a3f7
github.com
https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/commit/ace972489b57dd020ff52b706bb548a354f2dd69
github.com
https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/pull/20786
github.com
https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/pull/20823
github.com
https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/releases/tag/v4.15.5
github.com
https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/security/advisories/GHSA-p3m5-h5v9-vqj6
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