Description
OpenTelemetry Python provides the Python API and SDK for OpenTelemetry. Prior to 1.45.2, TraceContextTextMapPropagator.extract() in opentelemetry-api can perform quadratic-time regular-expression backtracking on a malformed traceparent value containing a trace-context prefix, a long whitespace sequence, and an embedded newline. Exploitation requires an attacker-controlled carrier that preserves embedded newlines and permits a sufficiently large value, because conforming HTTP header values cannot contain embedded newlines. JSON-based carriers, including applicable MCP request metadata integrations, can preserve the required newline depending on the SDK, instrumentation, and message-size limits. Parsing on an asynchronous server's event-loop thread can consume excessive CPU and delay unrelated requests, while the advisory does not establish disclosure, modification, or code execution. This issue is fixed in version 1.45.2.
Published: 2026-11-12
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mf5v-w3w3-f6cg OpenTelemetry Python API: Denial of service through quadratic-time traceparent parsing
History

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Opentelemetry
Opentelemetry opentelemetry-python
Vendors & Products Opentelemetry
Opentelemetry opentelemetry-python

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenTelemetry Python provides the Python API and SDK for OpenTelemetry. Prior to 1.45.2, TraceContextTextMapPropagator.extract() in opentelemetry-api can perform quadratic-time regular-expression backtracking on a malformed traceparent value containing a trace-context prefix, a long whitespace sequence, and an embedded newline. Exploitation requires an attacker-controlled carrier that preserves embedded newlines and permits a sufficiently large value, because conforming HTTP header values cannot contain embedded newlines. JSON-based carriers, including applicable MCP request metadata integrations, can preserve the required newline depending on the SDK, instrumentation, and message-size limits. Parsing on an asynchronous server's event-loop thread can consume excessive CPU and delay unrelated requests, while the advisory does not establish disclosure, modification, or code execution. This issue is fixed in version 1.45.2.
Title OpenTelemetry Python: Denial of service through quadratic-time traceparent parsing in opentelemetry-api
Weaknesses CWE-1333
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: 2026-11-13T00:37:26.148Z

Reserved: 2026-11-10T21:12:01.228Z

Link: CVE-2026-126360

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-13T00:20:11.410

Modified: 2026-11-13T02:18:52.200

Link: CVE-2026-126360

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Updated: 2026-11-14T04:45:19Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-1333

    Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity