Medium severity5.3GHSA Advisory· Published May 28, 2026· Updated May 29, 2026
CVE-2026-45292
CVE-2026-45292
Description
opentelemetry-java is the Java implementation of the OpenTelemetry API for recording telemetry, and SDK for managing telemetry recorded by the API. Prior to 1.62.0, a vulnerability affects the baggage propagation implementation in opentelemetry-api and opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators. Parsing oversized baggage causes unbounded memory allocation and CPU consumption. Because baggage is automatically re-injected into every outgoing request, the effect can fan out to downstream services that never received the original malicious request. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.62.0.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-apiMaven | < 1.62.0 | 1.62.0 |
io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagatorsMaven | < 1.62.0 | 1.62.0 |
Affected products
3- Range: <= 1.61.0
- ghsa-coords2 versionspkg:maven/io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-apipkg:maven/io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators
< 1.62.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.62.0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.62.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-rcgg-9c38-7xpxghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45292ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/commit/03837d3c1763bc35464aea1078671e2ef2336a5fnvdWEB
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/pull/8380nvdWEB
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v1.62.0nvdWEB
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/security/advisories/GHSA-rcgg-9c38-7xpxnvdWEB
News mentions
1- OpenTelemetry: Five CVEs Across Go, Java, JS, and .NET SDKs Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · May 28, 2026