Security fixes in opentelemetry-collector-contrib 0.159.0-r1 (CVE-2026-56864)
Description
Two vulnerabilities identified as CVE-2026-56864 and CVE-2026-56865 affect the opentelemetry-collector-contrib package. These issues are addressed in version 0.159.0-r1 of the package. The vulnerabilities impact versions earlier than 0.159.0-r1. No CVSS score is provided for these vulnerabilities.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The opentelemetry-collector-contrib package versions prior to 0.159.0-r1 contain two security vulnerabilities identified as CVE-2026-56864 and CVE-2026-56865. The release of version 0.159.0-r1 includes fixes for these vulnerabilities. No additional technical details or exploit information are provided in the source data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities potentially expose affected systems using opentelemetry-collector-contrib versions before 0.159.0-r1 to security risks. Specific impact details are not provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to opentelemetry-collector-contrib version 0.159.0-r1 or later to remediate these vulnerabilities. Since a patch is available, applying this official fix is the recommended mitigation.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- CLEANSTART-2026-WP42827
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.3
- Ecosystems
- ["Alpine"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a984557acd9273b496ab78e
Added to database: 09/02/2026, 15:48:39 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 23:22:59 UTC
Last updated: 10/16/2026, 06:48:17 UTC
Views: 45
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