CVE-2026-44902
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.
Published:May 27, 2026
Last Modified:Aug 27, 2026
EPS:May 27, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00455
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Opentelemetry
Product
Auto-instrumentations-node
Opentelemetry
Auto-instrumentations-node
Vendor
Opentelemetry
Product
Exporter-prometheus
Opentelemetry
Exporter-prometheus
Vendor
Opentelemetry
Product
Opentelemetry-js
Opentelemetry
Opentelemetry-js
Vendor
Opentelemetry
Product
Opentelemetry\/auto-instrumentations-node
Opentelemetry
Opentelemetry\/auto-instrumentations-node
Vendor
Opentelemetry
Product
Opentelemetry\/exporter-prometheus
Opentelemetry
Opentelemetry\/exporter-prometheus
Vendor
Opentelemetry
Product
Opentelemetry\/sdk-node
Opentelemetry
Opentelemetry\/sdk-node
Vendor
Opentelemetry
Product
Sdk-node
Opentelemetry
Sdk-node
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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