CVE-2026-44902
HIGHopentelemetry-js: Prometheus exporter process crash via malformed HTTP request
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/security/advisories/GHSA-q7rr-3cgh-j5r3
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0046
EPSS Percentile
35.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-755
Status
published
Products (7)
@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node
< 0.75.0
@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus
< 0.217.0
@opentelemetry/sdk-node
< 0.217.0
open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js
< 0.217.0
opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node
0 - 0.75.0npm
opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus
0 - 0.217.0npm
opentelemetry/sdk-node
0 - 0.217.0npm
Published
May 27, 2026
Tracked Since
May 27, 2026