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CVE-2026-45292: OpenTelemetry Java SDK has Unbounded Memory Allocation in W3C Baggage Propagation

May 14, 2026 (updated June 9, 2026)

The practical availability impact for most deployments is limited. Every major Java HTTP server enforces its own header size limit (Tomcat, Jetty, Netty, Vert.x, and gRPC-Java all default to 8 KiB), constraining what an external attacker can deliver before the application is reached. The risk is higher when transport-layer limits are absent — e.g., a compromised internal service communicating over a non-HTTP or custom transport.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-rcgg-9c38-7xpx
  • github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/commit/03837d3c1763bc35464aea1078671e2ef2336a5f
  • github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/pull/8380
  • github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v1.62.0
  • github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/security/advisories/GHSA-rcgg-9c38-7xpx
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45292

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.62.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.62.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.62.0 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

maven/io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators/CVE-2026-45292.yml

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