dd-trace-rb: Improper parsing of W3C baggage headers may lead to DoS

Date Jul 15, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product RubyGems ยท datadog
CVE CVE-2026-50276
High-risk advisory CVE-2026-50276

Summary

dd-trace-rb: Improper parsing of W3C baggage headers may lead to DoS

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for datadog. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates.

Operator check

Check whether datadog is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available.

Sources

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