Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-45685 · published 2 June 2026
CVE-2026-45685: Opentelemetry ebpf instrumentation improper input validation vulnerability
Opentelemetry · Ebpf Instrumentation
OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation provides eBPF instrumentation based on the OpenTelemetry standard. From version 0.1.0 to before version 0.9.0, malformed MongoDB wire messages can trigger uncaught panics in the MongoDB TCP parser, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to crash the telemetry agent and cause a denial of service. The parser operates on raw attacker-controlled network payloads before the input is fully validated, so a single crafted message can terminate telemetry collection for the affected process or node. This issue has been patched in version 0.9.0.
Description
OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation provides eBPF instrumentation based on the OpenTelemetry standard. From version 0.1.0 to before version 0.9.0, malformed MongoDB wire messages can trigger uncaught panics in the MongoDB TCP parser, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to crash the telemetry agent and cause a denial of service. The parser operates on raw attacker-controlled network payloads before the input is fully validated, so a single crafted message can terminate telemetry collection for the affected process or node. This issue has been patched in version 0.9.0.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ebpf-instrumentation/releases/tag/v0.9.0 | ProductRelease Notes |
| https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ebpf-instrumentation/security/advisories/GHSA-j8p6-96vp-f3r9 | ExploitVendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ebpf-instrumentation/security/advisories/GHSA-j8p6-96vp-f3r9 | ExploitVendor Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-45685), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.