Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File Affecting io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent package, versions [,2.28.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-IOOPENTELEMETRYJAVAAGENT-18508012
  • published2 Aug 2026
  • disclosed29 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 29 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-54704  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-532  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent to version 2.28.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in the process of logging SQL CONNECT statements, where passwords enclosed in double quotes are not properly sanitized. An attacker can obtain sensitive database credentials by accessing exported trace span attributes that include these clear-text passwords.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1