GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-fq3f-m5qm-99f5 OpenTelemetry Javaagent RMI context propagation allows resource exhaustion

MEDIUM Published 2026-07-29 Modified 2026-07-29 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-54712
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weaknesses
CWE-400
Reviewed
2026-07-29

Affected packages

• Maven io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent: < 2.27.0 → fixed in 2.27.0

Description

The RMI context propagation payload reader limits the number of context entries but does not limit the aggregate size of the strings read from the stream. An attacker who can reach an RMI endpoint on an instrumented JVM can send an oversized context propagation payload. This can cause excessive memory allocation while the JVM reads the payload, potentially leading to denial of service. The issue affects only deployments where RMI instrumentation is enabled and an RMI endpoint is network-reachable.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-54712 OpenTelemetry Java Instrumentation provides OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation and instrumentation libraries for Java. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption weakness

References