VDB-366378 · CVE-2026-44902 · GHSA-q7rr-3cgh-j5r3

open-telemetry opentelemetry-js up to 0.216.x Metrics Endpoint exceptional condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in open-telemetry opentelemetry-js up to 0.216.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Metrics Endpoint. The manipulation results in exceptional condition. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-44902. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in open-telemetry opentelemetry-js up to 0.216.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Metrics Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a exceptional condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-755. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

opentelemetry-js is the OpenTelemetry JavaScript Client. Prior to 0.217.0, a single malformed HTTP request crashes any Node.js process running the OpenTelemetry JS Prometheus exporter. The metrics endpoint (default 0.0.0.0:9464) has no error handling around URL parsing, so a request with an invalid URI causes an uncaught TypeError that terminates the process. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.217.0.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-44902 since 05/07/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 0.217.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

open-telemetry

Name

opentelemetry-js

Version

0.216

Website

Product: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Exceptional condition
CWE: CWE-755
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: opentelemetry-js 0.217.0

Timelineinfo

05/07/2026 CVE reserved
05/27/2026 +20 days Advisory disclosed
05/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-q7rr-3cgh-j5r3
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-44902 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-44902
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-366378

Entryinfo

Created: 05/27/2026 18:48
Changes: 05/27/2026 18:48 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103