6.5

CVE-2026-54704: linuxfoundation opentelemetry_instrumentation_for_java

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-rwqx-fvqh-6wm4
Published 01-07-2026Last modified 02-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-54704 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in linuxfoundation opentelemetry_instrumentation_for_java. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

30%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.38%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Io.opentelemetry.javaagent1 product
  • opentelemetry-javaagent< 2.28.0-alpha
Linuxfoundation1 product
Open-telemetry1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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