VulnerabilityPublished 22 Oct 2026Updated 28 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-114603: Python opentelemetry · OpenTelemetry Python provides the Python API and SDK for OpenTelemetry

Affects python-opentelemetrySource GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-114603· Medium 5.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium · fixed in 1.45.1 : update python-opentelemetry when convenient.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 23:27 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Patch: Available – fixed in 1.45.1

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Ubuntu 26.10python-opentelemetry`pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-opentelemetry?arch=source&distro=stonking`Other threats	Affected 1.39.1-2 – 1.44.0-2 5 affected builds	Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSpython-opentelemetry`pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-opentelemetry?arch=source&distro=resolute`Other threats	Affected 1.38.0-1 – 1.39.1-2 4 affected builds	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Upgrade OpenTelemetry Python to version 1.45.1 or later, where this issue is fixed. No other mitigation is required as the vulnerability is resolved in the official patch.

Description

A vulnerability in OpenTelemetry Python prior to version 1.45.1 allows specially crafted W3C tracestate headers with long runs of spaces or tabs to cause excessive CPU consumption due to quadratic backtracking in the header parser. This can degrade service availability by occupying synchronous workers or delaying asynchronous event loop tasks. The issue does not expose or modify telemetry data and does not allow code execution. It is fixed in version 1.45.1.

Impact

The vulnerability impacts service availability by enabling an attacker to cause excessive CPU consumption through a crafted tracestate header. It does not compromise confidentiality or integrity of telemetry data, nor does it allow remote code execution. The denial-of-service effect can degrade performance or cause delays in processing unrelated requests on the same event loop.

Summary

OpenTelemetry Python versions before 1.45.1 contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the TraceState.from_header function, which parses inbound W3C tracestate headers using an unbounded optional-whitespace regular expression. A malformed header with a long sequence of spaces or tabs without a following comma triggers quadratic backtracking, causing excessive CPU usage. This impacts availability by potentially blocking synchronous workers or delaying unrelated asynchronous requests. The vulnerability is fixed in version 1.45.1.

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