Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 1, 2026· Updated Jul 6, 2026
CVE-2026-54704
CVE-2026-54704
Description
OpenTelemetry Java Instrumentation provides OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation and instrumentation libraries for Java. In versions prior to 2.28.0, the JDBC auto-instrumentation may fail to sanitize passwords in SQL CONNECT statements when the password is double-quoted. As a result, clear-text database passwords can be added to trace span attributes and exported to observability backends. This issue has been fixed in version 2.28.0.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagentMaven | < 2.28.0-alpha | 2.28.0-alpha |
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:opentelemetry_instrumentation_for_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <2.28.0
- Range: <2.28.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-rwqx-fvqh-6wm4ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/security/advisories/GHSA-rwqx-fvqh-6wm4nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54704ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/commit/7ac7fa6fda6c2e3b65bc5d3c6eba050311a49511ghsaWEB
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/pull/18754ghsaWEB
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v2.28.0ghsaWEB
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