CVE-2026-54704: OpenTelemetry Java Instrumentation: JDBC Auto-Instrumentation Logging Clear-Text Passwords
OpenTelemetry Java Instrumentation 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.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-rwqx-fvqh-6wm4
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/commit/7ac7fa6fda6c2e3b65bc5d3c6eba050311a49511
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/pull/18754
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v2.28.0
- github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/security/advisories/GHSA-rwqx-fvqh-6wm4
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54704
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