medium6.5
CVE-2026-54704
OpenTelemetry Java Instrumentation provides OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation and instrumentation libraries for Java.
Impact
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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent | < 2.28.0-alpha | 2.28.0-alpha |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linuxfoundation | Opentelemetry Instrumentation For Java | before 2.28.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rwqx-fvqh-6wm4
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/security/advisories/GHSA-rwqx-fvqh-6wm4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54704
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/pull/18754
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/commit/7ac7fa6fda6c2e3b65bc5d3c6eba050311a49511
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v2.28.0