Medium severity · published Oct 2, 2026
CVE-2026-104872
Multiple @opentelemetry/instrumentation-* packages expose database username via unconditional db.user span attribute
5.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenTelemetry JavaScript Contrib provides instrumentation libraries for collecting telemetry from JavaScript applications. Prior to versions 0.66.0 of @opentelemetry/instrumentation-cassandra-driver, 0.65.0 of @opentelemetry/instrumentation-knex, 0.67.0 of @opentelemetry/instrumentation-mongoose, @opentelemetry/instrumentation-mysql, and @opentelemetry/instrumentation-mysql2, 0.46.0 of @opentelemetry/instrumentation-oracledb, 0.73.0 of @opentelemetry/instrumentation-pg, and 0.40.0 of @opentelemetry/instrumentation-tedious, the packages add the database connection username to every instrumented database operation as the db.user span attribute. The attribute is emitted by default and is not controlled by enhancedDatabaseReporting or another opt-in setting. Configured observability backends therefore receive database account names that may expose service topology, role or environment information, and account naming patterns. This issue is fixed in versions 0.66.0, 0.65.0, 0.67.0, 0.46.0, 0.73.0, and 0.40.0 of the respective packages.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IN
instrumentation-cassandra-driver · @opentelemetry
< 0.66.0 · source: vendor
IN
instrumentation-knex · @opentelemetry
< 0.65.0 · source: vendor
IN
instrumentation-mongoose · @opentelemetry
< 0.67.0 · source: vendor
IN
instrumentation-mysql · @opentelemetry
< 0.67.0 · source: vendor
IN
instrumentation-mysql2 · @opentelemetry
< 0.67.0 · source: vendor
IN
instrumentation-oracledb · @opentelemetry
< 0.46.0 · source: vendor
IN
instrumentation-pg · @opentelemetry
< 0.73.0 · source: vendor
IN
instrumentation-tedious · @opentelemetry
< 0.40.0 · source: vendor
OP
opentelemetry-js-contrib · open-telemetry
< 27e172a9e0d549559056ccd58f27d13467454156 · source: vendor
Affected product
IN
instrumentation-cassandra-driver
@opentelemetry
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104872
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-104872
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib/security/advisories/GHSA-qqmp-wf37-98f9
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib/pull/3585
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib/commit/27e172a9e0d549559056ccd58f27d13467454156
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib/commit/5b7dd0e102e940d653e04b08b5a1b721a8271037
