5.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-54285
opentelemetry-js: Unbounded memory allocation in W3C Baggage propagation
Description

opentelemetry-js is the OpenTelemetry JavaScript Client. Prior to 2.8.0, W3CBaggagePropagator.extract() in @opentelemetry/core does not enforce size limits when parsing inbound baggage HTTP headers. The W3C Baggage specification recommends a maximum of 8,192 bytes and 180 entries; these limits were only enforced on the outbound (inject()) path, not on the inbound (extract()) path. Parsing oversized baggage causes memory allocation proportional to the header size without any cap. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.8.0.

INFO

Published Date :

June 22, 2026, 4:52 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 22, 2026, 4:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

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Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update opentelemetry-js to version 2.8.0 or later to enforce baggage size limits.
  • Update opentelemetry-js to version 2.8.0.
  • Apply security patches for related dependencies.

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