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CVE-2026-116693 Details

ANALYZED

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Description

dd-trace is the Datadog APM client for Node.js. From 2.0.0 until 5.131.1 and 6.20.1, the default DD_TRACE_OBFUSCATION_QUERY_STRING_REGEXP can perform excessive backtracking on attacker-controlled URL query strings. The expression is applied synchronously while recording HTTP URL metadata, allowing a crafted request to consume excessive CPU, stall request processing, and make the instrumented application unavailable. This issue is fixed in versions 5.131.1 and 6.20.1.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js/commit/5eeee790c93036a50549056fc890028cb4c86b1b	[email protected]	Source CodeVendor
https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js/commit/cf4e68a45fa1442c9850f2086c81901258e821b8	[email protected]	Source CodeVendor
https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js/pull/10675	[email protected]	Issue TrackingVendor
https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js/releases/tag/v5.131.1	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor
https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js/releases/tag/v6.20.1	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor
https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js/security/advisories/GHSA-x94g-w73q-hpcw	[email protected]	AdvisoryRemedyVendor

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-1333	Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
DataDog dd-trace	>= 2.0.0, <= 5.131.0 (semver) >= 6.0.0 (semver)
CPE No CPEs found in CPE dictionary for this product. Remediation Upgrade: 5.131.1moderate effort Upgrade: 6.20.1moderate effort Workaround:low effort Set the environment variable DD_TRACE_OBFUSCATION_QUERY_STRING_REGEXP to the following value: '(?:(?:"\|%22)?)(?:(?:old[-_]?\|new[-_]?){0}p(?:ass)?w(?:or)?d(?:1\|2)?\|pass(?:[-_]?phrase)?\|secret\|(?:api[-_]?\|private[-_]?\|public[-_]?\|access[-_]?\|secret[-_]?\|app(?:lication)?[-_]?)key(?:[-_]?id)?\|token\|consumer[-_]?(?:id\|key\|secret)\|sign(?:ed\|ature)?\|auth(?:entication\|orization)?)(?:(?:\s\|%20)(?:=\|%3D)[^&]+\|(?:"\|%22)(?:\s\|%20)(?::\|%3A)(?:\s\|%20)(?:"\|%22)(?:%2[^2]\|%[^2]\|[^"%])+(?:"\|%22))\|(?:bearer(?:\s\|%20)+[a-z0-9._\-]+\|token(?::\|%3A)[a-z0-9]{13}\|gh[opsu]_[0-9a-zA-Z]{36}\|(?:(?<![\w-])\|(?<=%[0-9a-f]{2}))ey[I-L][\w-]+(?:=\|%3D)\.ey[I-L][\w-]+(?:=\|%3D)(?:\.(?:[\w.+/=-]\|%3D\|%2F\|%2B)+)?\|-{5}BEGIN(?:[a-z\s]\|%20)+PRIVATE(?:\s\|%20)KEY-{5}[^-]+-{5}END(?:[a-z\s]\|%20)+PRIVATE(?:\s\|%20)KEY(?:-{5})?(?:\n\|%0A)?\|(?:ssh-(?:rsa\|dss)\|ecdsa-[a-z0-9]+-[a-z0-9]+)(?:\s\|%20\|%09)+(?:[a-z0-9/.+]\|%2F\|%5C\|%2B){100,}(?:=\|%3D)(?:(?:\s\|%20\|%09)+[a-z0-9._-]+)?)',' Then restart the application.

Product

Versions

DataDog dd-trace

>= 2.0.0, <= 5.131.0 (semver)

>= 6.0.0 (semver)

CPE

No CPEs found in CPE dictionary for this product.

Remediation

Upgrade: 5.131.1moderate effort
Upgrade: 6.20.1moderate effort
Workaround:low effort
Set the environment variable DD_TRACE_OBFUSCATION_QUERY_STRING_REGEXP to the following value: '(?:(?:"|%22)?)(?:(?:old[-_]?|new[-_]?){0}p(?:ass)?w(?:or)?d(?:1|2)?|pass(?:[-_]?phrase)?|secret|(?:api[-_]?|private[-_]?|public[-_]?|access[-_]?|secret[-_]?|app(?:lication)?[-_]?)key(?:[-_]?id)?|token|consumer[-_]?(?:id|key|secret)|sign(?:ed|ature)?|auth(?:entication|orization)?)(?:(?:\s|%20)*(?:=|%3D)[^&]+|(?:"|%22)(?:\s|%20)*(?::|%3A)(?:\s|%20)*(?:"|%22)(?:%2[^2]|%[^2]|[^"%])+(?:"|%22))|(?:bearer(?:\s|%20)+[a-z0-9._\-]+|token(?::|%3A)[a-z0-9]{13}|gh[opsu]_[0-9a-zA-Z]{36}|(?:(?<![\w-])|(?<=%[0-9a-f]{2}))ey[I-L][\w-]+(?:=|%3D)*\.ey[I-L][\w-]+(?:=|%3D)*(?:\.(?:[\w.+/=-]|%3D|%2F|%2B)+)?|-{5}BEGIN(?:[a-z\s]|%20)+PRIVATE(?:\s|%20)KEY-{5}[^-]+-{5}END(?:[a-z\s]|%20)+PRIVATE(?:\s|%20)KEY(?:-{5})?(?:\n|%0A)?|(?:ssh-(?:rsa|dss)|ecdsa-[a-z0-9]+-[a-z0-9]+)(?:\s|%20|%09)+(?:[a-z0-9/.+]|%2F|%5C|%2B){100,}(?:=|%3D)*(?:(?:\s|%20|%09)+[a-z0-9._-]+)?)',' Then restart the application.

Change History

2 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Oct 30, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 27, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]