opentelemetry-java is the Java implementation of the OpenTelemetry API for recording telemetry, and SDK for managing telemetry recorded by the API. Prior to 1.62.0, a vulnerability affects the baggage propagation implementation in opentelemetry-api and opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators. Parsing oversized baggage causes unbounded memory allocation and CPU consumption. Because baggage is automatically re-injected into every outgoing request, the effect can fan out to downstream services that never received the original malicious request. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.62.0.
CVE-2026-45292
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.8%, top 48% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 53.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 28, 2026
Last Modified
July 22, 2026
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026Unbounded Memory Allocation in W3C Baggage Propagation · Advisory · open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java · GitHub
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/security/advisories/GHSA-rcgg-9c38-7xpxVersion 1.62.0
Patch available: open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java v1.62.0
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v1.62.0Apply baggage limits
Patch available: open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java v1.62.0 (PR #8380 merged 2026-05-08)
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/pull/8380commit 03837d3c1763 (open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java)
Patch available: open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java v1.62.0 (contains commit 03837d3c1763)
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/commit/03837d3c1763bc35464aea1078671e2ef2336a5fVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45292(5)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:43038Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: Migration Toolkit for Applications
- RHSA-2026:41951Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Data Grid 8.6.2 security update
- RHSA-2026:36820Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.29.0 Release.
- RHSA-2026:28573Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Offline Knowledge Portal security and content update
- GHSA-rcgg-9c38-7xpxGitHub Security AdvisoriesMedium
OpenTelemetry Java SDK has Unbounded Memory Allocation in W3C Baggage Propagation
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | devspaces/pluginregistry-rhel9:1782989367 | 2026-07-08 | redhat |
| redhat | offline-knowledge-portal/rhokp-rhel9:1782239370 | 2026-06-23 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(2 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api | 0.10.0 ... 1.9.1 (100 versions) | 1.62.0 | — |
| io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators | 0.10.0 ... 1.9.1 (92 versions) | 1.62.0 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 42× in last 30d)
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