7.5

CVE-2026-54712: linuxfoundation opentelemetry_instrumentation_for_java Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-fq3f-m5qm-99f5
Published 01-07-2026Last modified 02-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-54712 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in linuxfoundation opentelemetry_instrumentation_for_java. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.46%
0%100%
Low · +0.20 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 2.27.0, the RMI context propagation payload reader limits the number of context entries but does not limit the aggregate size of the strings read from the stream. An attacker who can reach an RMI endpoint on an instrumented JVM can send an oversized context propagation payload. This can cause excessive memory allocation while the JVM reads the payload, potentially leading to denial of service. The issue affects only deployments where RMI instrumentation is enabled and an RMI endpoint is network-reachable. This issue has been fixed in version 2.27.0.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.20 pp

From 0.26% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.46%

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< 2.27.0
Linuxfoundation1 product
Open-telemetry1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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