# CVE-2026-116588: Datadog dd-trace-py: ReDOS in URL query string obfuscation

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-110469, GHSA-3633-R77Q-H3V3
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.19.9, 4.15.6
- Published: 2026-10-26 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

The Datadog Python APM client (dd-trace-py), used for HTTP request tracing, is affected. A remote attacker can send specially crafted URL query strings that cause excessive CPU use and slow or unavailable service for applications that use these tracing integrations.

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## Affected

- DataDog dd-trace-py: from 1.5.0, fixed in 3.19.9; from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.15.6
- ddtrace (PyPI): from 1.5.0, fixed in 3.19.9
- ddtrace (PyPI): from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.15.6

## Description

Datadog dd-trace-py is the Datadog Python APM client. From 1.5.0 until 3.19.9 and 4.15.6, the default query-string obfuscation regular expression can exhibit excessive backtracking while synchronously processing attacker-controlled URL query strings for HTTP span metadata. A remote attacker can cause prolonged CPU consumption, request latency, and service unavailability in affected HTTP tracing integrations that include query strings in URL span tags. The vulnerable processing is enabled by default for those integrations. This issue is fixed in versions 3.19.9 and 4.15.6.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on DataDog dd-trace-py, ddtrace, upgrade to a fixed version (3.19.9, 4.15.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/security/advisories/GHSA-3633-r77q-h3v3
- https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/pull/20857
- https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/pull/20862
- https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/pull/20880
- https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/commit/63ddc3cb07d8813ded7a8b3ab5b8d0f5470e4bfd
- https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/commit/83ea39845dd95bfb9b8e247c62b3d22fc5dce1ce
- https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/commit/a6d73607ea45ecd67152630f64b0945556972ed8
- https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/releases/tag/v3.19.9
- https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py/releases/tag/v4.15.6

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