Vulnerability · Published Jul 1, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-54704OpenTelemetry Java Instrumentation: JDBC Auto-Instrumentation Logging Clear-Text Passwords
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity sensitive data in logs in opentelemetry-java-instrumentation from open-telemetry. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent | 2.28.0-alpha | GHSA-rwqx-fvqh-6wm4 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| open-telemetry | opentelemetry-java-instrumentation | < 2.28.0 |
Weakness: CWE-532 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N