CVE-2026-33701
RCE via OpenTelemetry Java agent RMI deserialization (pre-2.26.1)
Is CVE-2026-33701 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-33701 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.92% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-33701?
CVE-2026-33701 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-33701?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-33701. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-33701 affect?
CVE-2026-33701 affects OpenTelemetry Java Instrumentation (pre-2.26.1). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-33701?
Upgrade to 2.26.1+ or disable RMI integration
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution on the instrumented JVM via RMI/JMX deserialization; requires -javaagent, reachable port, and gadget-chain lib.
Patch when possible
- affected< 2.26.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.