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CVE-2026-54704: open-telemetry opentelemetry-java-instrumentation · Sensitive Data in Logs

Affects open-telemetry opentelemetry-java-instrumentationSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade to 2.28.0 when convenient.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 32% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.28.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade opentelemetry-java-instrumentation and io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation to 2.28.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
open-telemetryopentelemetry-java-instrumentationAffected
  • <2.28.0
Fixed in
  • 2.28.0
Mavenio.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentationpkg:maven/io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentationOther threatsAffected
  • <2.28.0
Fixed in
  • 2.28.0

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AI-suggested

Upgrade to opentelemetry-java-instrumentation version 2.28.0 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. Patch status is confirmed by the version information provided. No other mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

OpenTelemetry Java Instrumentation versions prior to 2.28.0 contain a vulnerability where the JDBC auto-instrumentation fails to sanitize passwords in SQL CONNECT statements if the password is double-quoted. This results in clear-text database passwords being included in trace span attributes and potentially exported to observability backends. The issue is fixed in version 2.28.0.

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