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SCA: security update for io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent (GHSA-fq3f-m5qm-99f5)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 445448

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2026-54712)

Solution

Update the io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent library and its related packages to version 2.27.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fq3f-m5qm-99f5

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 445448

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 7/29/2026

Updated: 7/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.75

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-54712

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-54712

cwe: CWE-400