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CVE-2026-44213
Vulnerability in OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana (CVE-2026-44213)
Summary
vulnerability in OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana (CVE-2026-44213). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via ``OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana``. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.1.0` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-44213** has been found in OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ``OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana`` over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana to **1.1.0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana CVE-2026-44213" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-44213 (OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana) — CWE-295 /
Attack surface: `OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana` / `INSTANA_ENDPOINT_PROXY` / `HttpClient`
Patched: `1.1.0` — apply immediately
Workaround: Do not configure the `INSTANA_ENDPOINT_PROXY` environment variable.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-295) exists in OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ``OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana`` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana — . Attack surface: `OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana` / `INSTANA_ENDPOINT_PROXY` / `HttpClient`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.1.0**.
🛡️ Workaround
Workaround: Do not configure the `INSTANA_ENDPOINT_PROXY` environment variable.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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5Apply temporary workaround mitigate
Do not configure the `INSTANA_ENDPOINT_PROXY` environment variable.パッチが適用されるまでの応急処置として、Do not configure the `INSTANA_ENDPOINT_PROXY` environment variable. を実施。回避策の副作用 (機能低下) を確認した上で。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana to 1.1.0ステージング環境で 1.1.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
nuget
OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Instana
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