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.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8988-4f7v-96qf OpenTelemetry Core: Unbounded memory allocation in W3C Baggage propagation
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Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title opentelemetry-js: Unbounded memory allocation in W3C Baggage propagation
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-23T16:11:07.708Z

Reserved: 2026-06-12T17:46:37.292Z

Link: CVE-2026-54285

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-23T14:48:34.164Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-06-22T16:52:54Z

Links: CVE-2026-54285 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-22T20:45:04Z

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