CVE-2026-54712CWE-400

OpenTelemetry Javaagent RMI context propagation allows resource exhaustion

Medium · published July 1, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
38.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00460 · 38.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Published
2026-07-01T21:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 JUL 21:17Z
    OpenTelemetry Javaagent RMI context propagation allows resource exhaustion
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