CVE-2026-59892: OpenTelemetry JavaScript: Denial of service in `JaegerPropagator` via unhandled exception on a malformed header
@opentelemetry/propagator-jaeger decodes incoming HTTP header values with decodeURIComponent() without handling decode errors. A single request carrying a malformed percent-encoded value (for example a bare %) in an uber-trace-id or uberctx-* header throws an uncaught URIError, terminating any Node.js process that uses JaegerPropagator as its active propagator.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-45rx-2jwx-cxfr
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/commit/b1c196d49d54caae59741cca0a9d57d101d7ea88
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/releases/tag/v2.9.0
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/security/advisories/GHSA-45rx-2jwx-cxfr
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59892
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